Tehran, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Iran to boycott 2026 World Cup draw over US visa row

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2025-11-28

Iran is to boycott next week's World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday. "We have informed FIFA that the decisions taken have nothing to do with sports and the members of the Iranian delegation will not participate in the World Cup draw," the federation's spokesperson told state television. Iranian sports website V......

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