A delegation from Iran will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in the US on Friday after threatening to boycott it over a visa row.

Iran applied for nine visas but was issued four, with Mehdi Taj, president of Iran’s football federation (FFIRI), among those rejected.

Taj said this week that he spoke with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and that no one from Iran would attend the draw “unless all visas are issued.”

However, Iran coach Amir Ghalenoi and Omid Jamali, head of international relations at the FFIRI, have travelled to the US and could be joined by more delegates.

The draw will take place in Washington DC on Friday at 17:00 GMT.