Iran has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will compete in Group G. The team will face Belgium, Egypt, and New Zealand in the group stage. Iran's first match is against New Zealand on June 15 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(AP) — Iran’s national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, despite an earlier announcement by the country’s soccer federation that it would boycott ...

Amir Ghalenoei returned to the national team after successful stints in the Persian Gulf Pro League, becoming Iran’s head ...

Everything you need to know about buying Iran match tickets for FIFA World Cup 2026, including sale dates, prices, packages ...

FIFA is facing pressure from Iran and Egypt after Seattle designated their 2026 World Cup match as a “Pride Match,” aligning it with the city’s annual Pride Weekend. The fixture, set for June 26 at ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...

Iran’s football chief has objected to the “irrational” branding of its World Cup 2026 match against Egypt, which local organisers in the United States have suggested will be held in support of the ...

A Pride flag is waved at Lumen Field, the 2026 World Cup venue in Seattle Steph Chambers/Getty Images The FIFA World Cup draw last week produced the group-stage line-ups for next summer’s 48-team ...

The controversy stems from last week's FIFA tournament draw, which selected two countries where homosexuality faces legal ...

For the U.S. government and FIFA, seeing Iran and Haiti qualify for the 2026 World Cup presented some complications. Both countries were among 19 in a travel ban that the Trump administration ...

Dec 10 (Reuters) - World Cup organisers in Seattle on Wednesday said their Pride events would go ahead as planned outside a June match in the city between Egypt and Iran despite objections from sports ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...