Iran will play at the World Cup “that’s for sure”, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed on Wednesday, although the participation of the Iranian national team remains uncertain due to the conflict in the Middle East less than two months before the tournament begins.
Iran will come, that’s for surehe said at an economic conference organized by CNBC in Washington.
We hope that by then (start of the competition on June 11) the situation be calmwhich would really helphe explained.
But Iran must come, they represent their people, they qualified, players want to playsaid Infantino, who visited the Iranian national team during a training camp in Antalya, Turkey at the end of March. He also attended a friendly match of the Iranian national team.
Iran’s participation in the World Cup has been called into question after US President Donald Trump said Iranian players may not be “safe” in the United States.
“Sports must be outside of politics”
Iran should play their part in the World Cup three Group G games in the United Statesco-organizers of the tournament with Mexico and Canada. The first is scheduled for June 16 and will be played in Los Angeles against New Zealand, the second against Belgium will be played on June 21 also in Los Angeles, while the third group game against Egypt will be played in Seattle on June 27. Iran’s base camp during the tournament is scheduled to be located in Tucson, Arizona.
Iran is at the beginning of the conflict that was launched by the United States and Israel on February 28 threatened a boycott competition before asking FIFA to move its matches from the United States to Mexico, which the world soccer federation refused.
Sport must be outside of politicsInfantino said on Wednesday.
He also expressed his belief that the biggest ever organized World Cup, which is held in three countries and in which 48 national teams participate, will be “successful from a security point of view, so without incidents, and from a football point of view, with excellent matches and exciting football.”
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