Mexico open to hosting Iran’s World Cup games, president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her country would have no problem hosting Iran’s matches in the 2026 World Cup, if soccer governing body FIFA agrees.

Iran’s football federation has asked FIFA to move their World Cup matches to Mexico from the United States due to concerns about the safety of its players after the US and Israel launched a joint airstrike campaign against the Islamic Republic.

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