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FIFA president Infantino says Iran will participate in World Cup ‘for sure’ despite war
Infantino said the Iranian team will play despite war and rejected a request to move its 3 group matches to Mexico.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino says Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup in North America 'for sure' despite its war with the United States.
- Iran's sports minister had previously stated they will not participate in the World Cup if their team's games are held in the U.S.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran's team would be 'welcome' at the World Cup, but he 'doesn't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.
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FIFA President insists Iran will play World Cup in the US despite war concerns
Gianni Infantino has reaffirmed that Iran will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite growing uncertainty caused by the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel.
Relations between Washington and Tehran are tense, and a diplomatic breakthrough has not yet been achieved. Nevertheless, the US government expects Iran's team to participate in the World Cup in its own country.
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Live Ghana TVFifa chief Infantino says Iran will compete at 2026 World Cup
Gianni Infantino, the boss of 2026 World Cup organisers Fifa, has confirmed that Iran will participate in the 2026 World Cup in June and July in the United States, Mexico and Canada despite the war in the Middle East involving Iran, the US and Israel.
Iran "has to" participate in the Summer World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. "The Iranian team is going to come safely, yes," he quoted Associated Press to Infantino at the CNBC Invest in America forum, a one-day event held in Washington, D.C. "We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be peaceful. As I said, that would certainly help. But Iran has to come. Of course, they represent their people. They have been cl…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is confident that Iran will compete in the World Cup despite the war in the Middle East. Just a month ago, US President Donald Trump "advised" Iranians not to come to the United States "for their own safety."
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