Turin, 18 May (LaPresse) – The Iranian national football team, comprising 22 players plus the coaching staff, has left for Turkey to play a warm-up friendly ahead of this summer’s World Cup before flying to the United States, one of the three countries – alongside Canada and Mexico – hosting the tournament. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. The squad departed this morning on a direct flight to Antalya.
2026 World Cup: media reports, Iran have left for Turkey to play a friendly

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Turin, 18 May (LaPresse) – The Iranian national football team, comprising 22 players plus the coaching staff, has left for Turkey to play a warm-up friendly ahead of this summer’s World Cup before flying to the United States, one of the three countries – alongside Canada and Mexico – hosting the tournament. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim. The squad departed this morning on a direct flight to Antalya.
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