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Iranian fans greet the players after the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Iran and New Zealand at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 15, 2026. Etienne Laurent, AFP

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2026 World Cup

Agence France-Presse

TIJUANA, Mexico -- Iran will fly home on Monday following their agonising elimination from the World Cup at the end of the group stage, team officials said.The Iranian squad will take off from the Mexican city of Tijuana -- where they have been based during the competition -- at 6:00 pm local time (0100 GMT Tuesday), their press officer said.Iran finished third in Group G with three points after drawing matches against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt.That was not enough for them to progress to the last 32 as one of the eight best third-placed sides, as they missed out by a difference of two goals.Iran&#x27;s tournament was overshadowed from the start by the ongoing war between the country and the United States and Israel.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/6/19/iran-to-lodge-complaint-with-fifa-over-world-cup-restrictions-1552">READ: Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions</a></div>They moved their World Cup base camp from Tucson, Arizona to Tijuana after a dozen of their staff members had their US visas denied.Iran still played all their matches in the United States but were unhappy at travel restrictions placed on them by American authorities.That included not being allowed to arrive in the US two days before their matches.They were allowed to do that before their final game against Egypt, but still had to return to Mexico straight after.&quot;It is a disaster World Cup. A disaster,&quot; said captain Mehdi Taremi after the Egypt draw.&quot;Who is in charge? FIFA. They have to solve every problem here but unfortunately they couldn&#x27;t since the beginning,&quot; he said.

Iran will fly home on Monday following their agonising elimination from the World Cup at the end of the group stage, team officials said.

Iran will fly home on Monday following their agonising elimination from the World Cup at the end of the group stage, team officials said.

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Iran team to fly home Monday following World Cup exit

Agence France-Presse

Published June 29, 2026 01:34 PM PHT

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