The Iran national football team is facing multiple challenges as it approaches the 2026 World Cup. The team qualified for the tournament on March 25, 2025, but over a year later, complex conditions have emerged for its participation. Given the political and military tensions in the region, the team has encountered issues regarding visas and training locations. Players' visas were only approved on Friday, but some staff members have yet to receive theirs. According to the U.S. State Department, the necessary visas for Iran's participation in the World Cup have been issued, but specific conditions for entry and exit have been set. The Iran national football team has moved its training camp from the United States to Tijuana, Mexico, due to the war and FIFA's approval of the change. All of Iran's group-stage matches will take place in the United States. Relations between Iran and the U.S. date back over 40 years, and football has remained one of the few opportunities for direct engagement between the two countries. Past encounters between the two teams in the World Cup, especially in 1998, have been memorable. Currently, public support for the Iran national football team appears more complicated than before, and the team continues to strive to overcome the existing challenges.