Fifa issues decisions on Iran’s World Cup request and Israel complaint
Gianni Infantino said Fifa wants the World Cup to go ahead as scheduled
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Thursday that soccer has a key role to “promote peace” as the sport's governing body issued decisions on two controversies plaguing the World Cup. After FIFA’s ruling council met, Infantino reiterated that it will not grant Iranian requests to move the team’s three World Cup group games in June from the United States to Mexico. Iranian government and soccer officials have said it is not possible for the national team to come to the U.
S. because of military attacks on the country by Israel and U. S.
since Feb. 28. 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 team is due to play two games at the Los Angeles Rams’ stadium in Inglewood and one in Seattle. Trump said he could not guarantee Iran’s football team would be ‘safe’ in the US (Getty Images) Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that her country would have no problem hosting Iran’s matches if FIFA agreed. “We have a schedule,” Infantino said about the World Cup fixtures announced in December, adding “we want the FIFA World Cup to go ahead as scheduled.