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Koeman says Netherlands can go toe-to-toe with any team at World Cup
May 19 : Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman says his side have more than enough quality to beat any team at the World Cup even if they are not being widely tipped as title contenders.
Iran squad arrives in Turkey for training amid World Cup uncertainty
ANTALYA, Turkey, May 18 : Iran’s national soccer squad landed in Turkey for a training camp on Monday ahead of their planned trip to the U.S. for the World Cup, with uncertainty still hanging over the team's participation after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
Iran World Cup squad lands in south Türkiye for training
TEHRAN: Iran's football team arrived in Türkiye on Monday (May 18) for a training camp and to complete visa applications ahead of the 2026 World Cup, AFP correspondents said.
Iran’s World Cup football team leaves for Turkiye: media
TEHRAN: Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkiye on Monday to play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, Iranian media reported.The team plan to participate in the tournament despite co-host Washington having launched a war against Iran with a massive wave of attacks alongside ally Israel on February 28.The fighting has been on hold for weeks thanks to a ceasefire, but peace talks have failed to make a breakthrough and new drone attacks against Gulf countries at the weekend combined with threats from US President Donald Trump raising fears of a return to fighting.The team “departed this morning for Antalya, Turkiye to play its final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup,” the Tasnim news agency reported.It said the squad consisted of 22 domestic-based players alongside their coaching staff.On Saturday, head coach Amir Ghalenoei said they would also be completing visa applications for the US while in Turkiye.’Let ‘em play’ Iran secured their spot at the World Cup in March 2025, but since then the United States has twice launched attacks on the country.US officials have insisted that Iran is welcome at the tournament, while organizer FIFA has said it will go ahead as planned and rejected Iranian suggestions that their games be moved to co-hosts Mexico or Canada.“I think let ‘em play,” Trump said in late April.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said any problem would not be with Iranian players but “some of the other people (they) would want to bring with them,” suggesting they may have ties to the Revolutionary Guards, which Washington has branded a terrorist organization.Last month, officials from Iran’s football
FIFA says it held positive talks with Iran's FA ahead of World Cup
ISTANBUL, May 16 : FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom held a constructive and positive meeting with Iran's FA (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj on Saturday, he told Reuters, expressing confidence about the country's participation at this year's World Cup.
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FIFA says held positive talks with Iran's FA ahead of World Cup
ISTANBUL, May 16 : FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom held a constructive and positive meeting with Iran's FA (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj on Saturday, he told Reuters, expressing confidence about the country's participation at this year's World Cup.