US EditionIran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup games to Mexico from US
Iran seeks to relocate its three group-stage World Cup matches from US to Mexico citing player safety amid recent US-Israel strikes, with FIFA yet to approve the change.
- Iran's football federation is in talks with FIFA to move its first-round World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico, with officials confirming these discussions on Mar 17, 2026.
- After recent strikes across the region, Iranian officials say Iran’s push follows U.S. and Israeli strikes and Tehran's missile responses that raised security concerns, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's safety warnings last week.
- According to the current schedule, Iran are set to play two group matches in Los Angeles and one in Seattle with their base camp slated for Tucson, Arizona, and moving games would be unprecedented less than three months before the World Cup starting June 11.
- Iran's embassy in Mexico and Abolfazl Pasandideh, Iran's ambassador to Mexico, urged FIFA to relocate matches, criticizing U.S. visa issues, while FIFA had not immediately responded and New Zealand officials doubted the move.
- Viewed broadly, the stakes are high because Iran is a nation of more than 90 million people with seven World Cup qualifications, and its participation has been in doubt since the war began last month.
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Iran Claims World Cup Players Are 'Unsafe' in U.S., Demands Games be Moved to Mexico
Iran claims that its players will be "unsafe" if they play their World Cup matches in the U.S. and they want their games moved to Mexico. The post Iran Claims World Cup Players Are ‘Unsafe’ in U.S., Demands Games be Moved to Mexico appeared first on Breitbart.
Iran wants to move its World Cup matches from US to Mexico
Some Iranian officials are considering moving its matches out of the United States, but FIFA says it is in regular contact with the Iran soccer federation and it is not changing the match schedule announced last year.
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