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incident like what happened in Canada will not happen again.” The Iranian team is going full-speed ahead with its [preparations for the World Cup](/sports/2026/5/5/irans-football-team-shows-world-cup-readiness-with-social-media-posts), and football officials have outlined the team’s training
officials at the airport and the insult to one of the most honourable organs of the Iranian nation’s armed forces,” the Iranian football federation said in a statement following the incident. In 2024, Canada
Canada. The incident that occurred on Tuesday underscores the practical and political obstacles surrounding Iran’s participation in the World Cup, the most politically sensitive item on FIFA’s agenda since the US and Israel
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Taj was refused entry to Canada for the FIFA Congress in Vancouver this month. [An FFIRI delegation led by Taj](/sports/2026/4/30/iran-football-officials-to-miss-fifa-congress-over-mistreatment-in-canada) turned back upon arrival at Toronto
football's governing body FIFA has insisted for weeks that Iran will take part. Iran, who are due to be based in Tucson, Arizona, during the World Cup, face New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt
Canada had been accused of throwing Mexico under the bus ahead of Trump's second term, as Canadian and US officials argued that Mexico was serving as a back door in North America for Chinese