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Iran's sports and younker curate said it's “not possible” for the state to instrumentality portion successful the World Cup aft the United States killed its ultimate leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, successful its ongoing war.
Iran was expected to instrumentality portion successful the World Cup that volition beryllium held crossed North America successful June, but Iranian Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali told authorities tv that his country's shot squad players are not harmless successful the U.S., according to a video of the interrogation posted connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026).
“Due to the wicked acts they person done against Iran — they person imposed 2 wars connected america implicit conscionable 8 oregon 9 months and person killed and martyred thousands of our radical — decidedly it's not imaginable for america to instrumentality portion successful the World Cup,” helium said.
Iran is scheduled to play successful Inglewood, California, against New Zealand connected June 15 and Belgium connected June 21 earlier finishing radical play against Egypt successful Seattle connected June 26. The U.S. is hosting the tourney with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.
FIFA said Tuesday nighttime (March 10, 2026) that it anticipates Iran's nationalist squad volition beryllium allowed to travel to the United States.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said “I truly don't care” if Iran takes portion successful the 48-nation tournament.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said helium met with Trump connected Tuesday nighttime (March 10, 2026) “to sermon the presumption of preparations” for the tourney and received assurances that Iran would beryllium permitted to travel to the U.S.
