Iran Soccer Chief Flags Doubts On World Cup In U.S. | EUROtoday

The president of Iran’s soccer federation says he doesn’t know if the nationwide workforce can play World Cup matches within the United States following the shock U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his nation.

“What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope,” Mehdi Taj informed sports activities portal Varzesh3 as Iran traded strikes with Israel as a part of a widening battle prompted by the bombardment.

The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continued for a second day on Sunday after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threw the way forward for the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and raised the danger of regional instability.

Iran has been drawn in Group G on the World Cup and is scheduled to play in Inglewood, California, towards New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 earlier than ending the primary spherical towards Egypt in Seattle on June 26.

The U.S. is internet hosting the match with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

Fans from Iran had been already banned from coming into the U.S. within the first iteration of the journey ban introduced by the Trump administration.

FIFA didn’t instantly reply to an electronic mail from The Associated Press over the present scenario relating to Iran’s participation within the World Cup.