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MADRID: Spanish police said on Wednesday that they were investigating "Islamophobic and xenophobic" chants that were heard during the Spain-Egypt international football match in Barcelona, which the government said "embarrass us as a society".
CAPE TOWN, March 31 : Ivory Coast, Morocco and Senegal were among the African World Cup qualifiers who all won warm-up friendlies on Tuesday, while Egypt had a credible draw against Spain to boost their hopes for the tournament starting in June.
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain, March 31 : A below-par Spain were held to a 0-0 draw by Egypt in their friendly international in Cornella de Llobregat on Tuesday, a result that sees them lose their top spot in the world rankings but is a pre-World Cup morale-booster for their visitors.
ANTALYA, Turkey: FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday (Mar 31) that Iran "will be at the World Cup" and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war."Iran will be at the World Cup," Infantino said at half-time of Iran's friendly against Costa Rica in Türkiye."That's why we're here. We're delighted because they're a very, very strong team, I'm very happy.""I've seen the team, I've spoken to the players and the coach, so everything is fine," added Infantino, whose attendance at Tuesday's game was unannounced.Infantino went on to stress that Iran's "matches will be played where they are supposed to be, according to the draw".The World Cup, being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, starts on Jun 11.Iran are set to play their first Group G game against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Jun 15. They are then scheduled to play Belgium in Los Angeles on Jun 21 and Egypt in Seattle on Jun 27.Iran's participation had been thrown into doubt by the war with the US and Israel that broke out on Feb 28.The Iranian football federation said earlier this month it was "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also said that her country is prepared to host Iran's first-round matches at the tournament if needed.
March 31 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino threw his support behind Iran's World Cup preparations on Tuesday, attending their 5-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Turkey even as their tournament participation is in limbo due to Middle East tensions.
March 30 : Egypt's national team director Ibrahim Hassan has cautioned Mohamed Salah against moving to Major League Soccer after he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season as it would see the forward fade into obscurity.
CAPE TOWN, March 28 : Morocco grabbed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Ecuador on Friday in their first match under coach Mohamed Ouahbi as Africa’s World Cup-bound teams delivered mixed results in warm-up matches.
March 27 : Mohamed Salah could play on until he is 40 and the Egyptian's departure from Liverpool opens up new opportunities for an 'irreplaceable' player, his former manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.