Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum has said her government have agreed to allow the Iranian national squad to stay in the country during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team.
Sheinbaum said football's governing body, FIFA, approached her government after the US said ithey did not want the Iranian squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three group matches there.
"We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico," Sheinbaum said during her daily press conference.
