Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised FIFA's treatment of his team, calling them the tournament's "most oppressed" side after they were instructed to leave USA and travel back to their base in Tijuana straight after the New Zealand draw.

The coach of Iran’s World Cup team says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with...