Iran to boycott World Cup draw due to anger over limited US visas for Iranians

Federation president among those not granted visaSnub for Washington event deemed ‘unsportsmanlike’Iran will boycott the draw for next year’s World Cup in protest at the United States’ limited allocation of visas for members of the Iranian delegation, the country’s football federation has announced.The United States has long-standing strict visa restrictions on Iranians for political and security reasons. It was presumed within Iran, however, that the policy would n