Iran federation says ticket allocation has been pulled days before start of World Cup

TL;DR

Iran's football federation had its World Cup ticket allocation pulled, leaving fans unable to attend matches.
Fans had already made travel plans based on an officially announced ticket sales process.
The federation criticized the decision as contrary to the spirit of international competitions and equality.
Concerns were raised about non-sporting and political interference in the World Cup organization.
Each federation receives 8% of tickets for their matches to allocate to fans.
Iran's participation was already clouded by visa issues and US travel bans.
FIFA stated that necessary visas for Iran to compete had been issued.

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