{"id":1141,"date":"2026-06-16T09:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:11:11","slug":"iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We Are Being Tortured!&#8221; America Kicks Iran Out Right After the Match! Taremi Complains to FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_65c422a9867f9957\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">A breathtaking 2-2 draw against New Zealand on the pitch. But the real drama unfolded right after the final whistle! On the stage of the 2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/fifa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA<\/a> World Cup, the dark shadow of dirty politics has overshadowed football. Within hours of the match ending at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofistadium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoFi Stadium<\/a> in Los Angeles, the Iran national football team was practically forced to leave America. Iran&#8217;s captain Mehdi Taremi and head coach Amir Ghalenoei have erupted in extreme anger over this unprecedented incident.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/world-cup-2026-business-ideas-usa\/\">Profitable &amp; Unique World Cup 2026 Business Ideas in the USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The situation became so heated that Taremi complained directly to the FIFA President right there in the dressing room!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/#What_Exactly_Happened_in_Los_Angeles\" >What Exactly Happened in Los Angeles?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/#%F0%9F%97%A3%EF%B8%8F_%E2%80%9CWe_Are_the_Most_Oppressed_Team_of_This_World_Cup%E2%80%9D\" >\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &#8220;We Are the Most Oppressed Team of This World Cup&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/#Taremis_Explosive_Complaint_to_the_FIFA_President\" >Taremi&#8217;s Explosive Complaint to the FIFA President<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/#Visa_Complications_and_5_Hours_of_Immigration_Harassment\" >Visa Complications and 5 Hours of Immigration Harassment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/iran-kicked-out-taremi-fifa\/#Football_or_Politics\" >Football or Politics?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Exactly_Happened_in_Los_Angeles\"><\/span>What Exactly Happened in Los Angeles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">According to football rules, players are given at least 24 hours of rest for physical recovery after any international match. But what happened to the Iran team after the last match is rare in football history. As soon as the match ended, instructions came from the organizers\u2014<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"277\">&#8220;Get on the plane right now and leave America!&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Without giving the players any chance to rest or recover, the entire team was forced to return to their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%97%A3%EF%B8%8F_%E2%80%9CWe_Are_the_Most_Oppressed_Team_of_This_World_Cup%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f &#8220;We Are the Most Oppressed Team of This World Cup&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1145\" src=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/download-300x200.webp\" alt=\"Iran football team prass confrance\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/download-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/download-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/download-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/download.webp 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Iran&#8217;s head coach Amir Ghalenoei exploded in anger at the post-match press conference. In front of the media, he pointed fingers directly at the organizers and FIFA.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0\">&#8220;Today, the most important thing for our players was recovery. But we were told to return to Mexico immediately. This cannot happen to a professional football team. I think Iran is the most tortured and oppressed team of this World Cup.&#8221; <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"238\">\u2014 Amir Ghalenoei<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YFOI5dYJZA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-group-stage-analysis\/\">FIFA World Cup 2026: Detailed Group Stage Analysis \u2013 Top Favorites, Dark Horses, and Potential Upsets<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cFIFA World Cup 2026: Detailed Group Stage Analysis \u2013 Top Favorites, Dark Horses, and Potential Upsets\u201d \u2014 UR Prime Zone\" src=\"https:\/\/urprimezone.com\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-group-stage-analysis\/embed\/#?secret=q8sqiIn0fk#?secret=YFOI5dYJZA\" data-secret=\"YFOI5dYJZA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taremis_Explosive_Complaint_to_the_FIFA_President\"><\/span>Taremi&#8217;s Explosive Complaint to the FIFA President<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">To handle the situation, FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited the Iran dressing room after the match. It was there that the team&#8217;s star striker and captain, Mehdi Taremi, directly vented his frustration.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Taremi made it clear to the FIFA President: <i data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"44\">&#8220;Everything is a disaster! It is completely impossible to prepare for the next match in this condition. If the players are not given enough rest, they will suffer severe hamstring or back-pain injuries. We came here to play on the pitch, not to play politics. FIFA should intervene right now.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visa_Complications_and_5_Hours_of_Immigration_Harassment\"><\/span>Visa Complications and 5 Hours of Immigration Harassment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">The root of the incident does not start here. Iran has been facing extreme harassment ever since they stepped onto American soil.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Visas Denied for 11 Members:<\/b> A total of 11 support staff, including the President of the Iran Football Federation, the chief media officer, and technical analysts, were denied US visas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5-Hour Immigration Agony:<\/b> While traveling from Mexico to Los Angeles to play the match, the Iran team was detained at the immigration desk for a grueling 5 hours! Because of this, the players got absolutely no opportunity to adapt to the pitch before the game.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Football_or_Politics\"><\/span>Football or Politics?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">Such political interference and unprofessional behavior towards players in a global event like the World Cup have already sparked a storm of condemnation worldwide. Questions are being raised: are players from other countries truly safe on American soil? How Iran takes the field against a strong team like Belgium next Sunday after overcoming all these adversities is now the thing to watch.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">What do you think? Should FIFA take strict action against America regarding this issue? 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