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Tickets for Iran fans revoked, says federation
Key takeaways
- Iran are playing at the World Cup for the seventh time after coming through Asian Football Confederation qualifying
- Iran's allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country's football federation.
- Iran's governing body says Fifa regulations state each federation involved in the World Cup receives 8% of the tickets for each of their matches, to distribute to supporters.
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Iran are playing at the World Cup for the seventh time after coming through Asian Football Confederation qualifying
Iran's allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country's football federation.
The World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, begins on Thursday, with Iran scheduled to play New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June - both in Los Angeles - before facing Egypt in Seattle on 26 June.
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