A controversy around an international political conflict shakes the 2026 World Cup raffle. The leaders of the Iranian federation requested the intervention of FIFA in the matter.
From the FIFA they pointed against Trump for prohibiting the entry of Iran leaders to the World Cup raffle
The government of USAheaded by the president Donald Trumpprohibited admission to the country of leaders of the Iran Soccer Federation (FFI), Who had planned to participate in December in the draw of the World Cup 2026.
The dispute of World Cup in the United States, in addition to Mexico and Canadanot only will you have your eyes on what happens in the playing field during June and July next year but in the historical geopolitical conflicts of the North American country could influence the normal development of the tournament.
One of the historically enemy countries with USA is Iran, whose soccer team classified the intercontinental contest in March of this year. As soon as the fourth consecutive participation of Asians was confirmed, the alarms were lit in the North American country and in the International Associated Football Federation (FIFA).
The thing is Trump prohibited admission to American soil from citizens from 19 specific countries for security reasons. Iran It is one of this list of nations and, although the president said that the selection and his coaching staff can enter the country, which fear not being able to do so are managers, journalists and even Iranian supporters.
Trump does not point only to foreigners in enemy countries with Americans but also their own states as their own states San Francisco and Seattle that, according to the president, they are governed by “Lunatics of the radical left that do not know what they do” and assured that “Any city that is a bit dangerous” They will run it from the next year.
Given this, who clarified the situation was the vice president of the FIFA and president of the Concacafthe Canadian Víctor Montagliani: “It is the FIFA tournament, under the jurisdiction of FIFA, and FIFA makes those decisions. Football is bigger than world leaders, will survive their regimes, their governments and their slogans. ”
In the last hours, the FFI He denounced that the US government prohibited the entrance to the country, in the face of the raffle of the World In December, the president of the Iranian football mother, Mehdi Tajand to the coach Amir Ghalenoei. In addition, seven other managers also have restricted access to USA.
Therefore, Iran It pretends that your parties of the World They are played in Mexico and Canada And, in addition, he requested the intervention of the president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantinoin the conflict.
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