BREAKING! Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup games to Mexico from US: Iran federation chief

Iran’s football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches ​from the United States to Mexico due ‌to concerns about the safety of their players, Iranian football president Mehdi Taj said on Monday.

Iran’s sports ​minister said last week it was not ​possible for the Iranian players to participate ⁠in the tournament after the U.S. launched airstrikes ​alongside Israel against Tehran, killing the Islamic Republic’s ​supreme leader.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said Iran were welcome to participate but suggested it might not be ​appropriate for them to play in the ​U.S. “for their own life and safety”.

“When (U.S. President Donald) Trump has ‌explicitly ⁠stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” said Taj in a ​post on the ​Iranian ⁠embassy in Mexico’s X account.

“We are negotiating with FIFA to hold Iran’s ​World Cup matches in Mexico.”

Iran has ​qualified for ⁠the 48-team tournament to be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June 11 and ⁠are ​scheduled to play two ​group matches in Los Angeles and one in Seattle

-Reuters

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