PHOTOS: Iranian national football team heads to Mexico for World Cup

Published June 7, 2026 Updated June 7, 2026 12:31am
The Iranian national football team arrives in a bus at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026, for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP
The Iranian national football team arrives in a bus at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026, for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP
Midfielder Roozbeh Cheshmi (C) descends from a bus as the Iranian national football team arrives at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026, for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP
Midfielder Roozbeh Cheshmi (C) descends from a bus as the Iranian national football team arrives at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026, for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP
Members of the Iranian national football team go through a security check at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026. for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP
Members of the Iranian national football team go through a security check at Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkiye on June 6, 2026. for their departure to Mexico ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup. — AFP

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