Iran 'in Talks' To Move World Cup Games To Mexico

The president of Iran's shot federation says nan organisation is negotiating pinch Fifa to move nan country's World Cup matches from nan United States to Mexico successful bid to guarantee nan information of their players.

The discussions are taking spot amid nan US and Israeli strikes connected Iran, which has responded pinch attacks connected Israel and US-allied states successful nan Gulf arsenic portion of nan conflict.

The US is co-hosting nan World Cup, which takes spot betwixt 11 June and 19 July, pinch Canada and Mexico.

Iran are scheduled to look New Zealand connected 16 June and Belgium connected 21 June, some successful Los Angeles, and Egypt successful Seattle connected 27 June.

A Fifa spokesperson said: "Fifa is successful regular interaction pinch each participating personnel associations, including Iran, to talk readying for nan World Cup.

"Fifa is looking guardant to each participating teams competing arsenic per nan lucifer schedule announced connected 6 December 2025."

Last week US President Donald Trump said that while Iran are "welcome to nan World Cup", he does not deliberation "it is appropriate" they be "for their ain life and safety".

"When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot guarantee nan information of nan Iranian nationalist team, we will surely not recreation to America," said Iranian shot federation president Mehdi Taj successful a post, external connected a societal media relationship belonging to nan Iranian embassy successful Mexico.

"We are negotiating pinch Fifa to clasp Iran's World Cup matches successful Mexico."