TEHRAN, MAY 16: The Iran team will head to Turkey for a training camp before taking part in the World Cup in the United States, local media reported Friday.
"The next phase of the national team's preparation is set to be hosted in Antalya, Turkey," Iranian Football360 website reported, adding that the squad would then travel to their World Cup base in Tucson, Arizona.
Antalya also hosted the Iran team for training and matches in March.
It was not immediately clear when the squad would leave Tehran for Turkey, where players are also due to undergo visa procedures, although Iranian sports outlet Varzesh3 reported they are expected to depart Saturday.
As part of their preparations in Antalya, Iran will play a friendly against Gambia on May 29 and are hoping to play a second warmup match against an opponent that is yet to be decided, the agent arranging the matches said Friday.
"It is confirmed for 29 May," Sam Mehdizadeh, an Iranian-Canadian who organises friendlies involving the Iranian national team, said. �"AFP
