Iran's World Cup 2026 Training Camp In Arizona?

[Paradigm]

I read that here:

https://foot-africa.com/en/news/2026-world-cup-irans-plan-to-land-in-the-united-states-1212812

Where in Arizona will it be?

[Sam van Dam]

I believe in Tucson.. not exactly sure where, maybe the university

[Pedram88]

Hotel Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona
Training Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Arizona
according to wiki

[oracle]

Hotel Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, Tucson, Arizona
Training Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Arizona
according to wiki

Eltemas doa

[FeLFeL]

Iran says team’s base camp for World Cup has been moved to Mexico from the US

https://apnews.com/article/iran-world-cup-mexico-d787422e4f946a25a2a25f45a87b21e8

[webmaster]

^ Taj says that this would solve the visa problems but how? They would still need to enter US. And I also heard that Taremi, Shoja and Hajsafi did not get the visa.

[persiangodfather]

moved those sorry excuse of footballers to mexico

[Super Shojaei]

being moved to mexico

[oracle]

being moved to mexico

Well there needs to be hardcore monitoring of the players to make sure ac 2024 don't repeat it self ..
tj is a party town and we all know how our players roll.

[Pluto2000]

This is actually a way better location than Arizona. Much cooler and closer to Los Angeles. Plus freedom from harassment

[persian-eagle-13]

This is actually a way better location than Arizona. Much cooler and closer to Los Angeles. Plus freedom from harassment

Yes, better location for Southern California fans to drive to TJ and harass the team in their hotel and practice field. Its perfect.

[ABalls]

This was likely always the right move, shorter overall travel time and cooler. With Mexico's president making a live statement on the move, it seems assured that the team will be well taken care of. I do wonder what prevented them from going with TJ in the first place. There aren't direct flights between there and LA and Seattle, so perhaps some technical travel logistics between the two countries, but can't imagine what else.

[OFFSIDE_1]

Yes, better location for Southern California fans to drive to TJ and harass the team in their hotel and practice field. Its perfect.

not so sure that's a smart move given that they will have to deal with the Mexican police and we all know how non-corrupt they are .....

they do accept venmo these days

[persian-eagle-13]

This was likely always the right move, shorter overall travel time and cooler. With Mexico's president making a live statement on the move, it seems assured that the team will be well taken care of. I do wonder what prevented them from going with TJ in the first place. There aren't direct flights between there and LA and Seattle, so perhaps some technical travel logistics between the two countries, but can't imagine what else.

This was never about TM and the comfort of players. This was a Sepah and their propaganda, plus better control over players, so players do not defect to the US. This is so that Sepah can send their agents with the team to the TM camp in Mexico to control media, control the crowd, and make sure players do not turn against IRI.

It was a propaganda to say " we do not need US."

[Pluto2000]

This was never about TM and the comfort of players. This was a Sepah and their propaganda, plus better control over players, so players do not defect to the US. This is so that Sepah can send their agents with the team to the TM camp in Mexico to control media, control the crowd, and make sure players do not turn against IRI.

It was a propaganda to say " we do not need US."

Or we can stop creating a boogeyman where it doesn't exist and say the reason why they switched the camp is because the US forced the team out. Literally from the president of Mexico:

Sheinbaum said Fifa approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there.

“The United States doesn’t want the Iranian national team to stay overnight in the United States,” Sheinbaum told reporters. She said a Fifa representative had then asked: “Can they stay overnight in Mexico?”

“And we said, ‘Yes, no problem. We have no issue with that’,” she said.

The US wants Iran to go back to Mexico after every game instead of staying nearby. So the players have to fly in and out 6 times over the course of 2 weeks, and if by some reason the team get to r32 they will have to fly for 6-8+ hours instead of 1-3.