FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed his commitment Wednesday to facilitating Iran’s participation in the World Cup in the U.S.
later this year despite the ongoing war between the two nations.
His comments come after the U.S.
and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end the six-week war as President Donald Trump pushes to prevent the country from being able to develop a nuclear weapon.
The Iranian team is scheduled to arrive in the U.S.
in June ahead of the tournament.
The team is slated to play matches against New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles before traveling to Seattle to face Egypt.
“The Iranian team is coming for sure,” Infantino told CNBC.
“We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation.
As I said, that would definitely help.
But Iran has to come.” Whether or not Iran will actually travel to the U.S.
for the tournament remains an open question.
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