On Friday night, Iranian soccer team captain Mehdi Taremi blasted FIFA and the US for the logistics nightmare they’ve faced during the tournament: “We can’t stay in the country and have to travel every time we play without any recovery.” “We don’t have our logistics people here. They don’t have a visa. We always complain about these things but no one helps. No one.” Key Iranian staff were refused visas by the Trump administration, and player travel was severely limited. The team was thus forced to shift its base camp from Arizona to Tijuana and required to return to Mexico after each match.

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