Iran's national football federation has hit out again over its treatment by the United States during what it named "one of the most controversial and disastrous World Cup tournaments."
Iran were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada and were subject of strict entry regulations by US authorities which also forced them to move their base camp from Arizona to the Mexican city of Tijuana.
A statement on Saturday said that a World Cup should be "a festival of football, of the friendship between nations and mutual respect - and not a platform for political interference, discriminating practices, racism and unprofessional behaviour.
“What took place during this tournament was in clear contradiction to the spirit of football and to the principles that FIFA has always been committed to upholding."
Iran's team was only allowed short stays in the US for their matches and some delegation members were not granted visas at all as coach Amir Ghalenoei said they were the most "oppressed" team and captain Mehdi Taremi spoke of a "disaster World Cup" after their exit following three draws.