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Explained: Could Iran's World Cup games be moved from the U.S. to Mexico?
The turbulent countdown towards this summer's World Cup finals shows little sign of easing.
A social media post from the Iranian embassy in Mexico late on Monday night only served to heighten the growing sense of uncertainty when it was claimed negotiations had begun with tournament organisers to relocate Iran's games away from the United States.
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Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico
Iran's football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving its World Cup 2026 matches from the United States to tournament co-host Mexico due to concerns about the safety of players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj has said.
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USA World Cup jersey 2026: New USMNT shirt, full Nike kit, home and away colors for home tournament
The United States are set to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the 2026 FIFA World Cup as they host soccer's greatest tournament this coming summer.
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Neymar's path to the World Cup with Brazil narrows after subdued performance for Santos
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Neymar's troubled path to the upcoming World Cup narrowed further after his subdued performance for Santos in a 1-1 home draw against rival Corinthians in a Brazilian league match on Sunday.
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Iran say USA should be banned from World Cup 2026 after Trump claims 'not appropriate' for them to play
The Iran national team has said that hosts USA should be "excluded" from the World Cup 2026, just hours after Donald Trump claimed it would not be "appropriate" for them to participate.
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Iran say USA should be banned from World Cup 2026 after Trump claims 'not appropriate' for them to play
The Iran national team has said that hosts USA should be "excluded" from the World Cup 2026, just hours after Donald Trump claimed it would not be "appropriate" for them to participate.
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Did Iran withdraw from the World Cup? Possible replacements, punishment
Iran's already precarious status for the 2026 World Cup was thrown into more doubt on Wednesday, when the country's sports minister declared that the team would not participate in the tournament.
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91 days to the World Cup: Meet the teams crashing the expanded 48-team party
The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on. Each day ahead of the tournament's return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world's biggest sporting spectacle has become -- even beyond the expanded field of this year's global event.
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Sports minister: Iran can't compete at World Cup
Iran's sports and youth minister said it's "not possible" for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war.
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Iran could boycott World Cup in wake of U.S. attacks, sports minister says
Nothing has formally been communicated yet by FIFA, which runs the tournament, or the Iran Football Federation. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Iran's sports minister told state television Wednesday that, in light of U.
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How Donald Trump could use asylum move to take shot at Iran at World Cup
President Donald Trump's public offer to shelter Iranian soccer players fleeing persecution is both a geopolitical gambit and a potential test of his human rights commitments ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
