Iranian Americans Plan Protests as Soccer Team Prepare for Their World Cup Opener
LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Reuters) - The Iran soccer team were preparing to play their first match at this year's World Cup in Los Angeles on Monday, with protests expected by the city's large Iranian diaspora against both the...
OPINION: Should We Support the Iran Team at the FIFA Football World Cup?
By Roya Kashefi
I must have been no more than 5 years old when football first entered my memory, not as a game, but as sound.
Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran was roaring. It was 1968, and...
Soccer-Islamic Regime in Iran Threatens to Stop World Cup Games if Faced With Unauthorized...
June 10 (Reuters) - Iran threatened to halt its matches at the World Cup if unauthorised flags are displayed or slogans targeting the national team are chanted at stadiums, Iranian media reported, citing Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali, following criticism...
Soccer-Iran Says Ticket Allocation for World Cup Withdrawn Days Before Tournament
June 9 (Reuters) - Iran's football federation said on Tuesday its ticket allocation had been pulled just days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team's...
Soccer-Tehran’s World Cup Team Arrive in Tijuana With US Tensions High
By Emily Green
TIJUANA, June 7 (Reuters) - Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that have turned the world’s biggest sporting...
US Watching Iran’s World Cup Delegation for IRGC Links, Rubio Says
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the U.S. would not let Iranians with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) embed themselves in the country's delegation...
Soccer-Amid Disruption of War, Islamic Republic’s Aging Squad Eye World Cup Progress
By Michael Church
June 2 (Reuters) - The build-up to Iran's fourth straight World Cup appearance has been heavily disrupted by the conflict with the United States and Israel, leaving coach Amir Ghalenoei little time to raise fitness...
Mexico to Host Iran’s World Cup Team After U.S. Refusal, President Says
MEXICO CITY, May 25 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did...
Iran to base World Cup camp in Mexico after switch from Arizona
May 23 (Reuters) - Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year's World Cup after soccer's world governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training camp from Arizona,...
Iran Players Apply for U.S., Canada Visas in Turkey Ahead of World Cup
ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran's national soccer team attended visa appointments in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday ahead of the 2026 World Cup, with the whole squad applying for Canadian visas and some players...
