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

Iran due to play group matches in Los Angeles and SeattleFederation says decision ‘raises questions about interference of non-sporting considerations’Iran’s football federation said on Tuesday its ticket allocation had been pulled just days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team’s matches.The World Cup begins on Thursday, with Iran playing their first two Group G games in Los Angeles, against New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June, and then facing Egypt in Seattle on 26 June. In…