At the World Cup? Iran football chief makes his stance clear | OneFootball

Will Iran participate in the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico? The president of the Iranian Football Federation has now clearly expressed himself in a video published by the news agency 'Fars'. 

"We will boycott the USA, but not the World Cup," said Mehdi Taj, also explaining that the team will prepare for the tournament in the summer. 

In recent days, the federation had already asked FIFA to relocate its group stage games taking place in the USA. Iran is set to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles, followed by a match against Egypt in Seattle.

The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently signaled a general willingness to host the Iranian matches. However, FIFA has not yet commented on the request. 

"Since Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot guarantee the safety of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America," Taj wrote on 'X', hoping for the relocation of the games. 

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