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The Iran Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)

Iran Moving World Cup Base Camp from U.S. to Mexico

Iran has moved its World Cup training base out of the United States because of the war in the Middle East, according to the Associated Press. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said Saturday that his nation had been given approval from FIFA to move the base, which had been scheduled for Tucson, […]

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Irans's Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Participation Remains in Doubt

Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in North America, is in doubt after the president of the country’s soccer federation admitted that he was unsure if the men’s national team would be able to fulfill matches at this summer’s tournament, following its missile attacks in the Middle East over the […]

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