Iran awaiting Fifa response on World Cup venue switch
General view inside the Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico in March 30, 2026. Iran has requested Fifa to relocate their matches from the American soil to Mexico.
Iran's government will only decide on the national team's participation in the World Cup once they receive a response from Fifa over the relocation of their matches, the country's Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali said.
Iran's football federation (FFIRI) has been pushing to move the team's three World Cup group-stage matches from the United States to Mexico, citing American military involvement alongside Israel in strikes that sparked an ongoing war in the region.
