Iran is pressing FIFA to move its men's soccer World Cup matches out of the US, escalating a dispute that has spilled from politics into sport.
  • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I think everyone who plans to travel to see the games wants that. Being detained and treated like an animal is not on anyone’s to-do list.

  • doleoEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    How can any nation play matches there?

  • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    I wonder why they specified Mexico specifically? the article doesn’t give a source for the speech

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      “When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” Taj said in comments posted on the Iranian Embassy’s X account.

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        where in that statement does it specify mexico, and also, rule out canada as an alternative?

        • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          Full statement does, but different articles are cherry picking what to quote. You can see full original statement on Iranian Embassy Twitter account. I refuse promote Nazi run platforms, so can’t link to it.

          • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            You can see full original statement on Iranian Embassy Twitter account

            Embajada de Irán en México
            @IraninMexico
            17h
            🔹مهدی تاج رئیس فدراسیون فوتبال ایران:
            وقتی ترامپ صراحتأ اعلام کرده است که نمی‌تواند امنیت تیم ملی ایران را تأمین کند، قطعا به آمریکا سفر نمی‌کنیم/در حال > مذاکره با فیفا هستیم تا مسابقات ایران در جام جهانی، در کشور مکزیک برگزار شود

            Mar 16, 2026 · 11:12 PM UTC

            The only part I can read is the “Iran’s mexican embassy”, I can’t read what I assume is persian.

            https://apnews.com/article/fifa-world-cup-iran-us-mexico-43f56d6047fb340672dbe64583214228

            This is a better link with more context, but feel free to not change anything, I do appreciate you post a lot of news.

            here’s an Xcancel link to the iran’s mexico embassy

            https://xcancel.com/IraninMexico

            • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
              3·
              3 days ago

              Translation

              Embajada de Irán en México@IraninMexico17h 🔹Mehdi Taj, President of the Iranian Football Federation: When Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot provide security for the Iranian national team, we will definitely not travel to the United States/We are negotiating with FIFA until the Iran tournament in the World Cup is held in Mexico