US EditionIran Still Awaiting FIFA Response on World Cup Venue Switch
Iran says it will decide on World Cup participation after FIFA answers its request to move 3 group-stage matches to Mexico.
- Iran's government will only decide on national team participation in the World Cup after receiving an official FIFA response to its request to relocate matches from the United States to Mexico, Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said.
- The Iranian Football Federation requested the venue change last month, citing American military involvement alongside Israel in Middle East conflicts; Iran's sports ministry simultaneously banned national teams from traveling to countries deemed hostile.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently ruled out schedule or host city changes, yet Donyamali stated, "According to FIFA's relevant regulations, security must be provided in the country concerned," questioning whether such guarantees are feasible.
- President Donald Trump previously remarked it might not be "appropriate" for Iran to attend the tournament "for their own life and safety," but later clarified that any threat would not originate from the United States.
- Donyamali noted that participation remains "very low" without security guarantees, while Iran's Group G matches against New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt are scheduled for June on American soil.
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Iran awaiting FIFA response
Iran's government will only decide on the national team's participation in the World Cup once they receive a response from FIFA over the relocation of their matches, the country's Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said. Iran's football federation (FFIRI) has been pushing to move the team's three World Cup group-stage matches from the United States to Mexico, citing American military involvement alongside Israel in strikes that sparked an ongoin…
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New Strait TimesIran awaiting FIFA response on World Cup venue switch
April 7 : Iran's government will only decide on the national team's participation in the World Cup once they receive a response from FIFA over the relocation of their matches, the country's Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said.Iran's football federation (FFIRI) has been pushing to move the team's three Worl
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