Iran national football team is facing a ban on ticket sales and disciplinary challenges ahead of the World Cup. The Iranian football federation has been denied its legal ticket allocation, putting fan attendance at risk for three crucial group stage matches. This decision has caused uncertainty for Iranian fans trying to attend the team's matches against New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt. The Iranian football federation has issued a statement defending its right to sell tickets to fans and criticizing the decision. After receiving its ticket allocation, the federation had started selling tickets for the national team's matches through its official website, but the sudden withdrawal of this right has disrupted the plans of many fans who had trusted the official process. The federation has expressed its dissatisfaction with this process and referred to the law-abiding behavior of Iranian fans, asking FIFA to uphold the principles of neutrality and not allow non-football issues to overshadow the biggest football tournament in the world. The Iranian national football team has also requested to wear black armbands on the day of Ashura. This comes after the two teams, Iran and Egypt, were previously asked to wear rainbow-colored armbands on the day of the match.