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Three days before SoFi Stadium hosts its first 2026 World Cup match, the union UNITE HERE Local 11 reached a tentative agreement with food and beverage contractor Legends Global, averting a threatened strike by about 2,000 hospitality workers. The union says most workers will be guaranteed $40 an hour or more, and the deal preserves the right to strike over immigration raids.

Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the World Cup, US officials have confirmed, about 10 days before the side's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. The approval follows weeks of uncertainty that had already pushed Iran to base in Mexico.

Iran began their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 friendly win over Gambia in Antalya on Friday, scoring three times in 20 second-half minutes after trailing at the break. Olympiacos forward Mehdi Taremi was among the scorers. Team Melli, based in Mexico and still awaiting United States visas, open Group G against New Zealand in Los Angeles.

The union representing more than 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium has broken off talks with operator Legends Global and will hold a strike vote next week, The Athletic reports. The action threatens eight World Cup matches at the venue, including the United States opener against Paraguay on June 12. ICE access, subcontracting, automation and pay are at the center of the dispute.

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