Iran says ticket allocation for World Cup withdrawn days before tournament

Iran’s soccer federation said Tuesday its ticket allocation had been pulled just days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team’s matches

Iran’s soccer federation said Tuesday its ticket allocation had been pulled just days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team’s matches.

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The World Cup begins Thursday, with Iran playing its first two Group G games in Los Angeles, against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, and then facing Egypt in Seattle on June 26.

Add NBC News to GoogleWorld Cup players set to impact historic tournament01:48In a statement, the Iranian federation said it had already begun the ticket sales process for the matches but could no longer provide them to fans.