MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has no issue with her country hosting Irans World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition.

The team will still play its matches in the U.S. but its base has been moved to Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego, California, according to Irans soccer federation. The development comes against the backdrop of the war in Iran , which the U.S. and Israel launched on Feb. 28.

Sheinbaum said at a news conference Monday that she was told by a FIFA representative the U.S. was reluctant to have the Iranian soccer team spend time outside the games on U.S. territory.

The United States doesnt want the Iranian national team to stay overnight in the United States, Sheinbaum told reporters. She said a FIFA representative had then asked, Can they stay overnight in Mexico?

And we said, Yes, no problem. We have no issue with that, she said.

Irans soccer team is slated to play matches in Inglewood, California, against New Zealand on June 15 and against Belgium six days later, before facing Egypt on June 26 in Seattle.

Before the war broke out, the team was originally planned to set up its base in Tucson, Arizona. But with tensions simmering, Irans team moved its base to Tijuana in Mexico, Sheinbaum said, confirming an announcement by the Iranian federation over the weekend. The federation said the Iranians had received approval from FIFA, though it has not confirmed the move.

Teams use base camps to train before and after matches. This years World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 and will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The possibility of a move had simmered for months in the uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East and security concerns. U.S. sanctions on Iran were likely to only make the teams stay in the U.S. more complex.

The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Monday that President Donald Trump had made it clear the Iranian team was welcome to participate in the tournament.

The departments statement did not address where the team might stay, or Sheinbaums comments.

Sheinbaum said that her government was working with FIFA to hash out all the details before the competition.

墨西哥城（美联社）——墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆周一表示，在伊朗国家足球队为参加夏季足球赛事将训练基地从美国迁至墨西哥后，她对本国承办伊朗世界杯代表队“没有异议”。

据伊朗足协称，该队仍将在美国进行比赛，但其训练基地已迁至墨西哥蒂华纳，该地位于加利福尼亚州圣迭戈以南。这一调整正值2月28日美以两国对伊朗发动战争的背景下发生。

希恩鲍姆在周一的新闻发布会上表示，国际足联代表告知她，美国方面不愿让伊朗足球队在比赛之外的时间停留于美国境内瓦伦西亚比赛前瞻。

墨西哥城市长克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆向记者表示：“美国不希望伊朗国家队在美国过夜。”她透露，随后一名国际足联代表询问：“那他们能否在墨西哥过夜？”

她表示：“我们当时回答说，‘好的，没问题。我们对此没有异议。’”

伊朗国家足球队计划在加利福尼亚州英格尔伍德进行两场比赛：6月15日对阵新西兰队，六天后迎战比利时队；随后将于6月26日在西雅图与埃及队交锋。

据谢因鲍姆透露，战争爆发前，该队原计划将基地设在美国亚利桑那州图森市。但随着紧张局势升级，伊朗队已将基地迁至墨西哥蒂华纳，这一消息得到伊朗足协上周末声明的确认。伊朗足协表示已获得国际足联批准，但国际足联尚未对此事予以证实。

各参赛队利用训练基地进行赛前备战和赛后调整。本届世界杯将于6月11日至7月19日举行，由美国、加拿大和墨西哥三国联合承办。

在中东战事不确定性及安全隐忧的持续发酵下，搬迁的可能性已酝酿数月。美国对伊朗的制裁很可能令该团队在美停留的处境更加复杂。

美国国务院周一发表声明称，唐纳德·特朗普总统已明确表示欢迎伊朗队参加本次赛事。

该部门的声明未提及团队可能的驻地安排，也未回应谢因鲍姆（Sheinbaum）的相关言论。

希恩鲍姆表示，她的政府正在与国际足联合作，在比赛前敲定所有细节。