US to ease travel restrictions on Iran's WC team
The Iranian squad arrived at the World Cup while its country was still at war with co-hosts the United States and has been based in Mexico while playing all its matches in the US
ATT Desk Report 
Iran's national football team coach Amir Ghalenoei says he has been told US travel restrictions on his World Cup (WC) team will finally be eased for their third group match.
Ghalenoei criticised the treatment his team has received so far, saying it had affected the team's on-field performance, reports Tehran Times.
The Iranian squad arrived at the World Cup while its country was still at war with co-hosts the United States and has been based in Mexico while playing all its matches in the US.
That has required frequent cross-border travel, and US authorities have only allowed the team to remain in the country for a few hours after each match, with restrictions often changing at the last minute.
After playing Belgium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Iran's final group match will take place in Seattle on Friday against Egypt.
Ghalenoei said he had been told his team would have more flexibility for their final match, before quickly adding that it would have been "justice" for his team to have received the same treatment for their first two matches.
"They said in Seattle, you can do what you want, you can act the way you want to, and you can come earlier," he told a press conference, without specifying who had provided the information.
"But what I want, my problem is, why didn't they let us come earlier for the first two games as well? I just know for the last game, yes, they've allowed us to decide and make our own decisions regarding travel planning.
"But unfortunately, for the first two games, others made these travel arrangements for us, and the timing for us."
