Iranian forward gets US visa for World Cup: team official

Iranian forward Mehdi Torabi has received a visa for the United States that will allow him to play the rest of the tournament there, a team official said Tuesday.Torabi, who sat on the bench in the squad's opening 2-2 draw with New Zealand, had originally only been granted permission to enter the country once, setting the team scrambling to find a solution that would allow him to return to face Belgium on Sunday."Following efforts by the Football Federation and coordination with FIFA, the player was issued a new multiple-entry visa today," a team official said.