"President Taj and I had a highly productive discussion, just as we did when we met face-to-face in Istanbul," the FIFA Secretary General said. "With the team now in Mexico, FIFA will continue dialogue and collaboration with the FFIRI to ensure the team and the delegation's experience is a positive one, and they have all the conditions necessary to compete on the pitch. We look forward together to the weeks ahead."

IR Iran have been placed in Group G, where they face New Zealand on 15 June in Los Angeles, Belgium on 21 June in Los Angeles, and Egypt on 26 June in Seattle.