US bars Iranian delegation from attending World Cup draw

The U.S. denied an Iranian delegation introduction to be the World Cup gully successful the country, according to the spokesperson for the Iranian Football Federation (FFI), Amir-Mehdi Alawi.

Among those affected were FFI President Mehdi Taj, Head Coach Amir Ghalenoei, and 7 different FFI officials, the spokesperson said, according to the regular paper Shargh.

The FFI present aims to transportation FIFA President Gianni Infantino to reconsider the decision.

The spokesperson hopes that Infantino volition assistance the prohibition wrong the adjacent 2 weeks.

The World Cup gully volition instrumentality spot connected Dec. 5 successful Washington.

There were already fears that the introduction prohibition imposed connected Iranians by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The prohibition could jeopardise the information of the already qualified Iran nationalist squad successful 2026 World Cup successful the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

According to sports experts, the squad and the coaching unit themselves volition astir apt person nary problems successful this regard, but immoderate FFI officials, sports reporters and, successful particular, the fans will.

The FFI truthful hopes that Iran’s matches volition astatine slightest beryllium held successful Canada oregon Mexico and not successful the US.

Iran and the U.S. person not had diplomatic relations for implicit 45 years and are considered governmental arch-enemies.

However, astir 2 cardinal Iranians unrecorded successful the U.S., whose household members person ever been capable to sojourn them successful spite of governmental differences and hard visa procedures.

But adjacent these household reunions are present blocked by the existent introduction ban.

(dpa/NAN)

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