Mexican President Claudia ​Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow ‌the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want ​to host the team.

Sheinbaum said football’s governing body FIFA ​approached her government after the US said it ⁠did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the ​country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of ​its group matches there.

“We have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press conference.

The ​White House and the State Department did not immediately ​respond to a request for comment.

Mehdi Taj, head of Iran’s football ‌federation, ⁠said on Saturday the team’s base would be moved from Arizona to the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the tournament.

Taj added that the move would help avoid visa-related complications ​and that the ​squad would ⁠be able to travel directly to Mexico aboard Iran Air flights.

The Iranian team’s participation in ​the June 11-July 19 tournament had been ​in question ⁠since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

Iran will play its first two Group G matches in Los ⁠Angeles against ​New Zealand on June 15 ​and Belgium on June 21, before facing Egypt in Seattle on June 26.