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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — FIFA president Gianni Infantino reiterated Thursday that Iran will take part in the World Cup and play its originally scheduled matches in the United States.
VANCOUVER, April 30 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino insisted Iran would play World Cup matches in the United States, as the soccer governing body's Congress opened on Thursday without the country’s delegation, its absence highlighting tensions and challenges surrounding the tournament.
VANCOUVER, April 30 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino said demand for tickets to the 2026 World Cup had reached unprecedented levels, with 500 million requests already recorded for the expanded 48-team tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Iran will play World Cup games in the United States this summer, despite an ongoing war between the two nations.
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VANCOUVER, Canada: Football’s power brokers meet in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high-stakes gathering less than two months before the biggest World Cup ever opens across Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Iran war, World Cup logistical headaches and the unresolved question of Russia’s international ban are set to feature in discussions among roughly 1,600 delegates from more than 200 member associations. Iran’s absence is already threatening to overshadow the meeting. Officials from the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) abruptly left Canada after landing in Toronto earlier this week, abandoning their onward trip to Vancouver. Iranian media said FFIRI president Mehdi Taj — a former member of Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — and two colleagues flew home after being “insulted” by Canadian immigration officers. Canada, which designated the IRGC a terrorist organization in 2024, said Wednesday that individuals linked to the force were “inadmissible.” “While we cannot comment on individual cases due to privacy laws, the government has been clear and consistent: IRGC officials are inadmissible to Canada and have no place in our country,” Canada’s immigration agency said in a statement. The episode adds fresh uncertainty to Iran’s World Cup status, already clouded since the Middle East war erupted on February 28 with a wave of attacks by the United States and Israel. Iranian football officials said last month they had suggested moving their three World Cup group games from the US to co-hosts Mexico — a plan which was swiftly nixed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Infantino told AFP that Iran will play at the World Cup “where they are supposed to be, according to the
TORONTO — A request for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to give be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department confirmed Wednesday.
TEHRAN: Iran’s soccer federation was absent from a meeting of soccer leaders in Vancouver on Tuesday, leaving the country’s participation in the upcoming World Cup still in question. That topic wasn’t covered at the convening of Asia’s top soccer leaders today with FIFA president Gianni Infantino presiding, and Iran’s sports minister last week announced Iran’s plans to be “proud” participants in this summer’s World Cup hosted by the United States in North American venues. Yet the Iranian team and its officials still face visa complications, a fact underscored by their absence at Tuesday’s meeting. A report by The Athletic confirmed that Iran’s Tuesday absence was due to visa issues, a problem that could prevent their presence at the overall FIFA Congress gathering this Thursday. AFC general secretary Windsor John expressed some public optimism about Iran’s potential attendance at the larger gathering, saying that awards presented to each Asian qualifying country would be presented to Iran “once they arrive.” Iranian officials had previously encountered difficulty acquiring visas to attend the World Cup Draw in Washington D.C. last December.