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“Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will have a decisive meeting with FIFA. They have to give us a guarantee,” he told state news agency IRNA.
“We have not received any account from the other side as to who has been issued visas. No visas have been issued yet.”
Iran are scheduled to play New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 – both in Los Angeles – and Egypt on June 26 in Seattle. The team will be based in Tucson, Arizona.
The war has left Iran’s participation in the World Cup uncertain, but FIFA president Gianni Infantino told FIFA’s annual congress in Vancouver last month: “Of course, Iran will play in the United States of America.”
Iran was the only country not represented at the Congress, after a delegation of Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials including Taj. turned away at the Canadian border.
Taj said the decision to return home was their own choice after what they felt was disrespectful treatment by immigration officials.
Canada’s immigration minister told parliament that Taj’s visa was revoked when he boarded the plane because of his links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iranian players would be welcome at the tournament but those linked to the IRGC could face an entry ban.
FFIRI has since presented one to FIFA List of 10 terms Including allowing players, coaches and officials who have completed military service with the IRGC to obtain visas to participate in the World Cup.
