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2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine. "On one hand, it has more teams than ever participating. On the other hand, because of the policies of the Trump administration, it looks more like
participate in the World Cup, suggesting that they should stay away for “their own life and safety”. Subsequently, the Iranians set up their base in Mexico, not in the US where all their group stage
participating at the FIFA World Cup 2026. And of course Iran will play in the United States of America,” Infantino said. [Trump later said](/sports/2026/4/30/trumps-says-iran-can-play-at-world-cup-in-us-after-fifa-confirmation) he was “OK” with Iran playing in the country
2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a06e4b477-1778836660.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Garry Rodrigues of Cape Verde is challenged by Onni Valakari of Finland during a match in March [Phil Walter/Getty Images] Cape Verde
2026. "It's obvious when it comes to Fifa competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there
participate in a World Cup. “For me, it is an honour to be the first Somali to go there and I hope I will do fantastic there,” he said. “Every time you play a game