FIFA Invites Iran to Headquarters for World Cup Talks
FIFA said Iran will play in the tournament as scheduled while officials prepare for talks on security and logistics before the June 11 kickoff.
- On Tuesday, FIFA invited the Iranian football federation to its Zurich headquarters by May 20 to discuss the country's participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to AFP.
- Following a clash with Canadian border officials, FFIRI president Mehdi Taj and his delegation departed the FIFA Congress in Vancouver last week.
- Canada designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization in 2024; Taj, a former member, claimed the delegation was "insulted" by immigration officers.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently confirmed Iran's participation, stating, "Let me start by the outset, confirming straightaway that of course Iran will be participating at the FIFA World Cup 2026."
- Iran is scheduled to play in Group G, based in Tucson, Arizona, and will open their campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15.
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A source told AFP on Tuesday that FIFA has invited the Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI) to its headquarters for talks on the country's participation in this year's World Cup.
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FIFA invites Iran to headquarters for World Cup talks
The world football governing body FIFA is inviting the Iranian federation to its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, to sit down together regarding the World Cup, the French news agency AFP learned from a source close to the dossier.
FIFA has invited its headquarters in Zurich to the Iranian Football Federation "before May 20th to prepare the World Cup," sources close to the process told the AFP this Tuesday. Iran’s participation in the upcoming North American World Cup (June 11 to July 19) is not guaranteed to 100%, in a context of war in the Middle East, initiated at the end of February by the Israeli and U.S. bombings on Iranian territory. Despite this situation, FIFA Pre…
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