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FIFA to offer ‘reassurance’ to Iran over participation in US World Cup matches
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Iran is illuminated on the screen during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul today and offer “reassurance” over Iran’s participation in the World Cup, a source familiar with the talks tells Reuters.
Iran is scheduled to play all three World Cup group matches in the United States, but the team’s participation in the June 11 to July 19 tournament has been in question since the US and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
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