Iran will play World Cup games in US despite war, FIFA’s Infantino says from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on 2026-03-31 14:43 (#74M8J) The chief of global football's governing body says US-Israeli war on Iran will not affect scheduling of 2026 World Cup.
Iranian officials absent from pre-World Cup football events in Canada from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera on 2026-04-29 11:24 (#759FP) It is unclear whether football officials from Iran were issued Canadian visas to attend AFC and FIFA congresses.
