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Iran’s World Cup football team leaves for Turkey, media reports
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Iranian players pose for a photo ahead of a friendly soccer match between Russia and Iran at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, October 10, 2025. (AP)
Iran’s national football team is headed to Turkey today to play a final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, Iranian media reports.
“The Iranian national football team, consisting of 22 players and coaching staff, departed this morning for Antalya, Turkey to play its final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup,” the Tasnim news agency reports.
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