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FIFA after demands: excellent meeting with Iran ahead of World Cup
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FIFA after demands: excellent meeting with Iran ahead of World Cup

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) had an "excellent" and "constructive" meeting with Iran ahead of the World Cup, said the federation's Swedish secretary-general, Mattias Grafström.
Iran's demands ahead of the World Cup: Everyone should be guaranteed a visa
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Iran's demands ahead of the World Cup: Everyone should be guaranteed a visa

Iran will play in the football World Cup - but has a list of ten demands. Everyone should be granted visas without problems, federation chairman Mehdi Taj said on state television
World Cup conflict: FIFA invites Iran to crisis talks in Zurich
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World Cup conflict: FIFA invites Iran to crisis talks in Zurich

The war in the Middle East has created uncertainty over Iran's participation in the World Cup. FIFA has invited the Iranian Football Federation to talks
Iranian FIFA delegation forced to leave Canada after visas revoked
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Iranian FIFA delegation forced to leave Canada after visas revoked

Iran's delegation to the FIFA Congress in Vancouver has left Canada after its visas were revoked. Iran's football chairman Mehdi Taj is said to have been a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Canada designated as a terrorist organization in 2024
Iranian media: Sardar Azmoun suspended after Instagram photo with United Arab Emirates prime minister
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Iranian media: Sardar Azmoun suspended after Instagram photo with United Arab Emirates prime minister

Footballer Sardar Azmoun has been suspended from the Iranian national team over a now-deleted Instagram photo with the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reports, citing Iranian state news agency Fars.
Iran: We are boycotting the US, not the World Cup
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Iran: We are boycotting the US, not the World Cup

Can Iran participate in this summer's World Cup? The country's football federation has not given a clear statement. "We will boycott the United States, but not the World Cup," says federation chairman Mehdi Taj
Iran football federation chairman says country can't hope for World Cup
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Iran football federation chairman says country can't hope for World Cup

"There is still great uncertainty about whether Iran will participate in this summer's World Cup after the dramatic developments in the country. One thing that is certain is that after this attack we cannot be expected to be looking forward to the World Cup," Mehdi Taj, chairman of the Iranian Football Federation, said, according to the AP
Iran wants to stop pride match at World Cup
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Iran wants to stop pride match at World Cup

Next summer, Iran and Egypt will face each other in the World Cup in the United States – and the organizers in Seattle see it as a pride match. The Iranian Football Federation is not happy with this and wants to stop the event, reports the state news agency ISNA
Iran's response to Trump's decision: Boycotting World Cup draw
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Iran's response to Trump's decision: Boycotting World Cup draw

Iran will boycott the draw for the World Cup in Washington on December 5. The decision comes after the US denied visas to several members of the Iranian delegation
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