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Spanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran

Santiago Sanchez Cogedor smiles in this undated family photo provided the the Sanchez Cogedor family. Sanchez, who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Sanchez Cogedor family via AP) Santiago Sanchez shows a phone with a family photo of his son, Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, at his home in Henches, Spain, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Sanchez, who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday. (AP Photo/Paul White) The parents of Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, Celia Cogedor, left, and Santiago Sanchez show a family photo of their son on a phone in their home in Henches, Spain, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. A Spanish man who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. (AP Photo/Paul White) The parents of Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, Celia Cogedor, right, and Santiago Sanchez show a photo of their son with their daughter Natalia in a photo album in their home in Henches, Spain, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. A Spanish man who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. (AP Photo/Paul White) In this undated photo provided the the Sanchez Cogedor family, Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, right, poses with his sister Natalia. Santiago Sanchez, who was documenting his ambitious journey by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Sanchez Cogedor family via AP) In this frame grab from video, 41-year-old Santiago Sánchez, a Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup carries a suitcase in a wheeled cart, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2022. Sánchez has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. That's according to his family, who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He was an experienced trekker, former paratrooper and fervent soccer fan. (AP Photo) In this frame grab from video, 41-year-old Santiago Sánchez, a Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, speaks to The Associated Press on a street, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2022. Sánchez has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. That's according to his family, who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He was an experienced trekker, former paratrooper and fervent soccer fan. (AP Photo) In this frame grab from video, 41-year-old Santiago Sánchez, a Spanish man who was documenting his travel by foot from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup carries a small suitcase in a wheeled cart, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2022. Sánchez has not been heard from since crossing into Iran three weeks ago, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by mass unrest. That's according to his family, who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. He was an experienced trekker, former paratrooper and fervent soccer fan. (AP Photo) This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Spanish man trekking to World Cup reported missing in Iran