Germany Calls For Iran Fans To Be 'Checked Carefully'

German newspaper Bild wrote that German security officials were concerned that the 840 Iranian fans and 31 reporters expected for the tournament may contain some dangerous elements at a time when relations between Tehran and the West are strained.  

In the paper, Norbert Geis of the Christian Social Union was quoted as saying that: "The domestic intelligence service must very closely scrutinize Iranian football fans who want to come to the World Cup."

Reinhard Grindel, an interior affairs expert from the Christian Democrats said: "Even if the number of visa applications from Iran surges ahead of the World Cup, every individual case must be checked carefully."