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White House in talks over Iran travel restrictions
The White House is considering changing the strict travel restrictions Iran are facing at the 2026 World Cup.
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Forwards#9
Mehdi Taremi
Group GAFCOlympiacos
105
Caps
60
Goals
33
Age
July 18, 1992
187 cm
Height
Among Forwards at the 2026 World Cup
Percentile rank vs 312 players in this position.
Caps93%
Goals98%
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Open dataComputed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.
StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 6 matches · 478 min sample
Attacking
Goals
2
0.38 per 90
Assists
1
0.19 per 90
xG69
1.9
0.35 per 90
Shots
9
1.69 per 90
Key passes
6
1.13 per 90
Possession
Pass completion10
66%
Progressive passes22
9
1.69 per 90
Progressive carries41
19
3.58 per 90
Carries
111
20.90 per 90
Defending
Tackles57
5
0.94 per 90
Interceptions100
10
1.88 per 90
Pressures98
127
23.91 per 90
Blocks
18
3.39 per 90
Clearances
6
1.13 per 90
Discipline
Fouls committed
9
1.69 per 90
Fouls won
9
1.69 per 90
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
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Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026