"When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America. We are negotiating with Fifa to hold Iran's World Cup matches in Mexico."
"Fifa is in regular contact with all participating member associations, including Iran, to discuss planning for the World Cup. Fifa is looking forward to all participating teams competing as per the match schedule announced on 6 December 2025."
"The country that should be removed is the one that merely carries the title of host but does not have the ability to ensure security for the participating teams."
Iran's football federation president states the organization is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico to ensure player safety. This request emerges amid escalating US and Israeli military strikes on Iran and Iranian counterattacks on Israel and US-allied Gulf states. US President Donald Trump stated Iran is welcome to the World Cup but questioned the appropriateness of their attendance for safety reasons. Iran's federation president responded that given Trump's inability to guarantee security, Iran will not travel to America and seeks to hold matches in Mexico instead. FIFA confirmed ongoing contact with all participating nations regarding World Cup planning. Iran qualified for their fourth consecutive World Cup and previously chose not to withdraw despite prior US military actions.
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