Kino Sports Complex announced on Feb. 20 that the Iranian national soccer team would be training for the FIFA World Cup in Tucson.
FIFA released a list of prospective training sites around the host countries of Canada, the United States and Mexico. Kino Sports Complex was listed as a prospective site last year.
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