NewzVille Desk
Iran is scheduled to play its first match on 15 June in Los Angeles against New Zealand.
Iran’s football team took to the training ground at their base camp in Mexico, giving the world its first glimpse of a team whose participation in the World Cup has been clouded by the West Asia conflict.
The squad has said very little since arriving for the tournament on June 7. During the training session, journalists were given 15 minutes to see a small group of players as they ran through warm-up exercises.
Out of the 26 members, only a dozen players were present, with star striker Mehdi Taremi absent.
Iran is in Group G for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Belgium, Egypt, and New Zealand.
