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Breaking: Iran says ticket allocation for World Cup withdrawn days before tournament
Key takeaways
- Iranian football fans gave their players a send-off in Tehran last week.
- It means Iranian fans travelling to the US will be unable to attend their team's matches.
- "This is despite the fact that many Iranian football fans, relying on the officially announced process, had already made the necessary plans to attend the matches," the FFIRI added in a statement.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Iranian football fans gave their players a send-off in Tehran last week. (Reuters: Majid Asgaripour/WANA )
Link copied Share Share article Iran's football federation (FFIRI) says its ticket allocation for the FIFA World Cup has been pulled just days before the tournament kicks off.
It means Iranian fans travelling to the US will be unable to attend their team's matches.
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