Iran’s World Cup base camp is a reminder that the 2026 tournament will not only be shaped by where matches are played. Iran ...

THE US and Iran’s fragile ceasefire threatens to explode into all-out war once more after months of bloodshed between the ...

New Delhi: Iran’s sports minister Ahmad Donyamali has confirmed the Iranian national football team will not take part in the FIFA World Cup 2026 later this year. Iran have qualified for the showpiece ...

Iran says it’s not coming to the World Cup -- and the country’s sports minister is pointing the finger at the United States. Ahmad Donyamali, Iran’s Minister of Sport and Youth, announced Wednesday ...

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Iran announced its preliminary World Cup roster on Saturday following meetings with FIFA that appeared to make progress ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is confident Iran will take part in the 2026 World Cup despite geopolitical tensions putting the team's participation in doubt. "The Iranian team is coming, for sure.

Iran's participation in the World Cup has been in question since the US and Israel launched air strikes on the Islamic ...

Despite the ongoing conflict at home, the Iran men's national soccer team is "fully prepared" to participate in the World Cup this summer, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, Al ...

Qualifying for the World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, is borderline sacred. A suggestion from a Trump envoy on how to get Italy in is embarrassing.

The Iranian football team qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and following the Draw was placed in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand WASHINGTON, April 23. /TASS/. The Iranian national ...

Iran is "fully prepared" to play at the 2026 World Cup according to Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokeswoman for the Iranian government. The comments, which Mohajerani made to state broadcaster IRIB, were ...