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Ruben Figliamonte, equipment manager for Penarol's youth teams, shows a photo of Penarol's youth squad that went unbeaten to win the 2013 Apertura championship, featuring Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (C-Top), inside the equipment room at the Penarol youth training complex in Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay, on April 15, 2027. Nestled in a working-class neighborhood of Montevideo, the field where Federico Valverde took his first steps in football at the age of three frames, nearly a quarter of a century later, the dream of a new generation seeking to emulate the tenacious midfielder, a leader of Uruguay at the World Cup. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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Players from Penarol's youth teams leave the Federico Valverde Pitch after a training session at the club's training complex next to the Campeon del Siglo stadium in Montevideo, on April 15, 2026. Nestled in a working-class neighborhood of Montevideo, the field where Federico Valverde took his first steps in football at the age of three frames, nearly a quarter of a century later, the dream of a new generation seeking to emulate the tenacious midfielder, a leader of Uruguay at the World Cup. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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A sign advertises the 2026 FIFA World Cup is seen at the Kino Sports Complex, where Iran's national football team Team Melli will train during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Tucson, Arizona, on May 7, 2026. In the Strait of Hormuz, US warships menace Iran's oil tankers. In Washington, President Donald Trump threatens nothing less than "complete victory" will suffice. But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss. The city, an oasis of manicured lawns in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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FC Tucson founder and president Jon Pearlman looks through FC Tucson jerseys at the Kino Sports Complex, where Iran's national football team Team Melli will train during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Tucson, Arizona, on May 6, 2026. In the Strait of Hormuz, US warships menace Iran's oil tankers. In Washington, President Donald Trump threatens nothing less than "complete victory" will suffice. But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss. The city, an oasis of manicured lawns in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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The football pitch is seen at the Kino Sports Complex, where Iran's national football team Team Melli will train during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Tucson, Arizona, on May 7, 2026. In the Strait of Hormuz, US warships menace Iran's oil tankers. In Washington, President Donald Trump threatens nothing less than "complete victory" will suffice. But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss. The city, an oasis of manicured lawns in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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A view of Tucson is seen from Sentinel Peak in Tucson, Arizona, on May 7, 2026. In the Strait of Hormuz, US warships menace Iran's oil tankers. In Washington, President Donald Trump threatens nothing less than "complete victory" will suffice. But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss. The city, an oasis of manicured lawns in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Fabian Coito, former coach of Uruguay's youth national teams and current coordinator of the youth development divisions at Montevideo Wanderers Football Club, speaks during an interview with AFP at the Walter Devoto Sports Complex in Montevideo on April 15, 2026. Nestled in a working-class neighborhood of Montevideo, the field where Federico Valverde took his first steps in football at the age of three frames, nearly a quarter of a century later, the dream of a new generation seeking to emulate the tenacious midfielder, a leader of Uruguay at the World Cup. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)
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Amir Pajouyan, a member of the Iranian diaspora in Tucson, poses wearing an Iran jersey at the Kino Sports Complex, where Iran's national football team Team Melli will train during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Tucson, Arizona, on May 6, 2026. In the Strait of Hormuz, US warships menace Iran's oil tankers. In Washington, President Donald Trump threatens nothing less than "complete victory" will suffice. But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss. The city, an oasis of manicured lawns in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month. (Photo by Rebecca NOBLE / AFP via Getty Images)


