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11 Mar 2026, 14:42

Ahmad Donyamali, in an interview with Iran's state television, referred to the death of Ali Khamenei, the former leader of the Islamic Republic, in attacks by the U.S. and Israel, stating: "Under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup." He pointed out regarding the national football team players: "Our children are not safe, and there is fundamentally no condition for participating in these competitions."

Mehdi Taj, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, mentioned on Tuesday that following the asylum of several players from the Iranian women's national team in Australia, a "similar scenario" might be executed for the men's football team in the World Cup.

He added: "No sane person would agree to send the Iranian national football team to the U.S."
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The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, quoted Donald Trump as saying that despite the war in the Middle East, the Iranian football team can still participate in the World Cup in North America. Infantino wrote on Instagram that he met with the U.S. president regarding the upcoming World Cup matches. Mr. Infantino stated: "President Trump emphasized in this conversation that it is clear that the Iranian team can participate in the matches in the U.S."
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