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| Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP : Iran is marked absent as FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom, fourth from front left, conducts roll call during the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2026.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran Demands Visa Assurances For Ex-Revolutionary Guard Members In Team Melli

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| Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi : Iran’s FIFA World Cup Plans Face Scrutiny After Canada Visa Controversy

Iran’s FIFA World Cup Plans Face Scrutiny After Canada Visa Controversy

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| Photo: AP/Armin Durgut : Italy's Moise Kean, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia.

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| Photo: AP/Riza Ozel : Iran's Mehdi Taremi shoots a penalty kick to score his side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Gianni Infantino Gives Final Say On Iran’s Participation - ‘Sports Should Be Outside Of Politics’

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| Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis : Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh passes the ball during the Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Hong Kong and Iran at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G Preview: Conflict-Ridden Iran Face Belgium, Egypt And New Zealand

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(AP Photo/Riza Ozel) : Iran's Mehdi Taremi, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

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| Photo: AP/Riza Ozel : Iran's Mehdi Ghayedi, right, celebrates with teammates their side's fifth goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey.

Iran Vs Costa Rica, International Friendly: FIFA Boss Infantino In Attendance As Team Melli Register Emotional Win

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(AP Photo/Riza Ozel) : Iran's Mehdi Taremi, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Iran 5-0 Costa Rica Highlights, FIFA International Friendly 2026: Taremi Brace Powers Team Melli To Dominant Victory

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Iran Vs Costa Rica LIVE Streaming, International Friendly 2026: Preview, H2H, Where To Watch IRN Vs CRC Match

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| Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi : Iran's Sardar Azmoun controls the ball during the Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Japan and Iran at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.

Iran Judiciary Threatens To Seize Assets Of National Team Striker Sardar Azmoun – Report

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| Photo: AP/Riza Ozel : Nigeria's players celebrate after teammate Akor Adams scored their side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Nigeria in Antalya, southern Turkey.

Iran Vs Nigeria, FIFA International Friendly: Team Melli Players Remember Victims Of War, Hold Children's Schoolbags

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| Photo: AP/DAVE HUNT : Iran supporters wave flags during the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran Sports Ministry Bans Teams From Travelling To ‘Hostile’ Countries Amid US Conflict

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X : Azmoun has 57 goals in 91 international matches for Iran.

Iran At FIFA World Cup 2026: Striker Sardar Azmoun Expelled From National Team - Report

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Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP, File : Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women's Asian Cup match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia.

Iran Women’s Football Team Greeted With Welcome Ceremony In Tehran After Upon Return From Australia

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| Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson : FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives to attend the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

FIFA Fines Israel, Denies Key Palestinian Complaint And Urges Iran To Fulfill World Cup Schedule In The USA

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AP : Iran supporters wave flags and hold images of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, during the Women's Asian Cup match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina.

Can Iran's FIFA World Cup 2026 Games At USA Be Shifted To Mexico? What We Know So Far

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File : Iran players celebrate their team's first goal against Wales.

Iran At FIFA World Cup 2026: Apex Body Does Not Want To Change Schedule

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| Photo: AP/Dan Mullan : FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed during the draw for the World Cup 2026 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran Negotiating To Move Games From USA To Mexico

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| Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi : Iran players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.

Iran Out Of FIFA World Cup 2026? AFC General Secretary Issues Update On Team Melli’s Status

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| Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi : Irans's players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran Respond To Trump Comments About Security Concerns – ‘No One Can Exclude Us’

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| Photo: AP/Evan Vucci : Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum holds up the team name of Mexico as President Donald Trump looks on during the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington on December 5, 2025.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Donald Trump Discourages Iranian Team From Visiting USA Due To Safety Concerns After Iran's Boycott

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| Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi : Iran set to boycott the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Americas due to US-Israel's joint strikes

No Iran At FIFA World Cup 2026: Country's Sports Minister Says 'Not Possible' For Team To Compete In USA

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File : FIFA president Gianni Infantino with the Club World Cup trophy.

Will Iran Play World Cup 2026? Here's What FIFA Prez Infantino Said After Meeting Trump

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Dave Hunt/AP : Iranian players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026

Long Way Home: Iran Calls Out US' Hypocrisy as Australia Grants Asylum To Iranian Women's Football Team

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(AP Photo/Walid Ibrahim, File) : FILE- Iraqi's head coach Graham Arnold sits on the bench at the start of the 2026 World Cup play off first leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

FIFA World Cup 2026: Iraq Facing Playoffs Difficulties As Iran War closes Embassies And Airspace

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