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The president of the Iranian football federation had earlier said that Iran was ‘negotiating’ with Fifa to move its games to Mexico
Fifa has appeared to rule out the possibility of relocating Iran ’s matches at the World Cup to Mexico following the US and Israeli air strikes on the country. It comes after the president of the Iranian football federation, Mehdi Taj, said Iran was “negotiating” with Fifa to move the team’s matches outside of the United States due to the ongoing conflict. US president Donald Trump said last week that he did not believe it was “appropriate” for Iran to play games in America “for their own life and safety”.
The Iran team are scheduled to play two games in LA and one in Seattle, kicking off on June 15 (WANA) Iran are scheduled to play all three of its group matches at the World Cup in the US, kicking off against New Zealand in Los Angeles on 15 June. But a spokesperson said Fifa is “looking forward to all participating teams competing as per the match schedule announced” following the World Cup draw in December. "Fifa is in regular contact with all participating member associations, including IR Iran, to discuss planning for the World Cup 2026,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier, the president of the Iranian football federation appeared to indicate that moving Iran’s fixtures to co-host Mexico was under consideration. “When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” Taj said 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.
” Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum then said on Tuesday that her country would have no problem hosting Iran’s matches if Fifa agrees. "Mexico maintains diplomatic relations with every country in the world, therefore we will wait to see what Fifa decides," she said after replying “yes” to whether Mexico would be happy to stage Iran’s games. If Fifa’s stance shifts, it could be possible for games to be relocated.