Iran World Cup team heads to Mexico as US visa row rages

Iran's World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas for some of the team's support staff.But Iran's embassy to Turkey issued a furious response after saying support staff had been denied visas -- 15 administrative and management staff are concerned, an Iranian diplomat and state TV said.

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