“I really don’t care if Iran participates in the World Cup,” US President Donald Trump told Politico.
Iran was among the first countries to qualify for the World Cup, which will be held this summer in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
However, after the American and Israeli attacks on that country, it is questionable whether that country will participate in the World Cup. The question is whether the US government will allow Iranian officials to enter the country.
I really don’t care if Iran participates. I think Iran is a badly defeated country. They run on exhaust gasesTrump said in an interview with Politico.
“We want a safe World Cup”
The International Football Federation (FIFA) is organizing this week in Atlanta a three-day event which includes a series of meetings and workshops for the national associations that will compete in the tournament. Individual sessions covered issues related to facilities, organization of matches and commercial issues… At the standard “workshop” on the eve of the big competition, representatives of the Croatian Football Association were also present.
We want this to be safe and protected World Cup. About 130 million people watched the last Super Bowl. The last World Cup final was watched by 1.6 billion peopleWhite House World Cup task force head Andrew Giulian said at a recent World Cup security summit in Colorado Springs.
According to Politico, the Iranians were the only ones who did not make it to Atlanta.
What is certain is that after this attack we cannot expect to look forward to the World Cup with hopesaid the president of the Iranian Football Association, Mehdi Taj, a few days ago.
Even before the start of the military conflict, there was a question will Iranian fans and dignitaries be allowed to attend the tournament.
In December, the State Department denied all visa applications to Iranian representatives who planned to attend the World Cup draw in Washington. Iran then threatened to boycott the ceremony, prompting FIFA to step in and mediate the dispute, according to sources familiar with the event.
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