With highlights, quotes, trivia, stats, World Cup history and 2026 hopes, FIFA spotlights talismanic Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde. Uruguayan football’s rich history is rife with totemic ...

It is almost exactly three months until the start of the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. News is breaking every day about this summer's tournament and there is no better place ...

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Iran says it won't participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup because of the US-Israeli strikes that have killed more than 1,200 people.Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali announced the decision on ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has revealed that Donald Trump’s hardline stance on Iran will not apply to the World Cup—but ...

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Questions surround two 2026 World Cup matches in Los Angeles when Iran's sports minister said the country cannot be part of the tournament.

Iran’s sports and youth minister says the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war.

The Iranian sports minister said taking part could not be countenanced. The comments came after the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, said President Trump had told him Iran would be welcome.

Shortly after FIFA said Iran was told it would be welcome at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran’s sports minister ruled out his country’s participation.

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Iran will not participate at the 2026 North American World Cup, according to the country's sports minister Ahmad Donyamali. Iran's participation in the tournament co-hosted by the United States has ...