The White House has defended its handling of Iran's visa restrictions during the World Cup, with top official Andrew Giuliani saying the team's decision to base themselves in Tijuana, Mexico, instead of Tucson was mutually beneficial.

Iran faced severe restrictions from the U.S. government during World Cup and posted scores of its and the USMNT's games against Belgium on Instagram.

Belgium mocked Donald Trump and Fifa as they eliminated the United States from the World Cup, mimicking the US president’s signature dance and saying: “Overturn this.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the United States of bringing its foreign policy tactics into the FIFA World Cup, claiming Washington is "bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles,

FIFA World Cup 2026 controversy is nowhere to subside which started with intervention of Trump, leading to suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun’s red-card ban. The contention later

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