US official says Iran knew team would have to leave the country shortly after World Cup match

The U.S. is pushing back on complaints from Iran's national team that it was forced to leave the country immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along.“We were clear this was the process,” Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said after Monday's night's 2-2 draw with New Zealand that the team had been ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours later. Ghalenoei said the team had expected to spend the night in California to maximize the normal recovery process after its opening game.Iran winger Mehdi Torabi's entry visa also expired after the first game and team officials said they were working to get him a new visa to allow him to travel with the team for future matches.Giuliani said during an interview broadcast Monday night on CBS News that some of the