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Iran Says Will Play in Fifa World Cup, Demands Hosts Accept Conditions
Iran’s federation says it has 10 conditions for attending, including visa assurances for players and staff with alleged Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ties.
- On Saturday, the Iranian Football Federation announced its national team will participate in the 2026 World Cup, demanding that co-hosts the United States, Mexico, and Canada meet specific conditions amid Middle East conflict.
- Tensions stem from Canada's refusal last month to admit FFIRI president Mehdi Taj before the FIFA Congress due to his links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , which Canada designated as a terror group.
- Taj stated on Friday that Tehran has 10 conditions for attendance, including visa guarantees for players with IRGC links such as Mehdi Taremi and Ehsan Hajsafi. The federation declared, "No external power can deprive Iran of its participation in a cup to which it has qualified with merit."
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed that Iranian footballers are welcome but warned delegation members with IRGC ties may face entry restrictions, as the United States designates the organization a terrorist entity.
- FIFA chief Gianni Infantino reiterated Iran will play scheduled matches in the United States, where the team faces New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt in Group G in Tucson, Arizona.
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The Iranian Football Federation said Saturday that the men's national team will participate in the 2026 World Cup, also asking the host countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada – to accept its conditions in the context of the Middle East war, reports AFP.
On its official website, this Saturday, the Iranian football federation confirmed its participation in the World 2026, organized on the North American continent.
·Paris, France
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Iran in FIFA World Cup 2026: Iranian federation confirms participation, but demands hosts accept conditions
Iran’s football federation said on Saturday that the men’s national team will take part in the 2026 World Cup this summer, but demanded that joint hosts, the United States, Mexico and Canada, agree to its conditions amid the war in Western Asia.
·India
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