Iran’s football team shows World Cup readiness with social media posts
Summary
Iran’s national football team is preparing for the FIFA World Cup with training sessions and a new team kit reveal shared on social media. Despite earlier concerns about their participation due to political conflicts, FIFA and Iranian officials have confirmed that Iran will play its group matches in the United States during the tournament.Key Facts
- Iran’s football team is training and preparing for the World Cup, including friendly matches in Turkiye.
- The team shared photos and videos of a new home kit on their official Instagram account.
- Iran is in Group G and will play all group games in the US, cohost of the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed Iran’s participation and that their matches will be in the US.
- President Donald Trump said he is “OK” with Iran playing in the US after Infantino’s statement.
- Iran’s squad will start their World Cup campaign against New Zealand on June 15 in Los Angeles.
- Other group matches include games against Belgium and Egypt in different US cities.
- Winger Ali Gholizadeh suffered a serious knee injury, ending his season and World Cup chances; he will need surgery and months of recovery.
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