Iran World Cup travel restrictions to be eased, says coach

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Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei announced that US travel restrictions on the Iranian World Cup team will be eased for their last group game but criticized the prior treatment as unfair. The restrictions are seen as having negatively impacted the team's performance.

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said Saturday he has been told US travel restrictions on his World Cup team will finally be eased for their third group game, but blasted the treatment they have received so far for damaging their on-field performance.Ghalenoei on Saturday said he had been told his team will have more flexibility for their final match, before quickly adding that it would have been "justice" for his team to have the same treatment for its first two games.