Iran may pull out of this summer's 'inappropriate' World Cup in America after the 'vicious' US and Israeli bombardments on their nation, the Iranian football federation's president has said. 'But what we can say now is that due to this attack and its viciousness, it is far from our expectations that we can look at the World Cup with hope.' 'We had the finals draw in Washington in which all teams participated, and our focus is on a safe World Cup with all the teams participating. Only coaches and players from the team were set to be granted visa exemptions to enter the country and compete in the tournament, prompting Iran to threaten to boycott the World Cup draw. Trump has also set up a White House World Cup taskforce, the leader of which Andrew Giuliani posted over the weekend that the strikes on Iran are making 'the world a safe place'.

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2026 16:59 UTC