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concerns in the run-up to the tournament, which begins on June 11 with the opening fixture between Mexico and South Africa: ## What’s the latest on Iran’s participation in the World Cup? Iran
team to participate "for their own life and safety". His special envoy even suggested that Iran [should be replaced by four-time winners Italy,](/sport/football/articles/cy813gy08v2o) who had failed to qualify. Iran now look
team in Turkey, Infantino [confirmed their games would be played](/sport/football/articles/cz0edm2r950o) in the US as scheduled, after the Iranian football federation said it was "negotiating" with Fifa to relocate the country's matches to Mexico
concerned, it’s 100 percent on, and it’s never been off,” Hanna said. “Since they’ve been identified as the team, we’ve been moving forward as them as our team until we hear
football team’s participation in the 2026 FIFA [World Cup](/sports/2026/4/22/five-major-issues-affecting-the-fifa-world-cup-with-50-days-to-go) in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a statement made to state broadcaster IRIB, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday that
safety." Four countries in those lists — Iran, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal — are expected to play in the World Cup. On Saturday, decorated FIFA World Cup referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, of Somalia, was denied
footballers who were granted asylum in Australia have said the country has given them "hope for a future where we can live and compete in safety". Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh were among seven members
safety on campus. One of the top favourites to win the World Cup, Les Bleus will head to nearby New Jersey to kick off their campaign. ## Germany: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US **Training:** Wake Forest
safety”. It has yet to grant the Iranian team the [necessary visas](/sports/2026/5/14/iran-still-waiting-on-us-visas-for-world-cup-2026) to travel to the US, despite Trump’s assertion that players and staff would be “welcome”. Since February
concerns about security in the region. This means there is nowhere in the country where Adnan and other Iraqi fans can get visas, as they have to attend an in-person interview. So Adnan travelled
Iran [said they had halted](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/08/israel-and-iran-attacks-pause-after-trump-calls-to-stop-shooting) attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”. 3. ***UK news*** | [A report has found](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/09/family-courts-widespread-gender-bias-victim-blaming-report) “widespread and concerning
Iran will be “[blown off the face of the earth](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/trump-iran-threat-us-vessels)” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz. 2. ***Delivery industry*** | More than
Iran for the second consecutive day after Donald Trump promised to “hit them hard again” as a two-month-old ceasefire appears close to collapse. 2. ***UK politics*** | Keir Starmer’s closest aides
safety](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/01/australia-news-live-one-nation-labor-poll-free-public-transport-victoria-pauline-hanson-anthony-albanese?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-6a1cc0568f0897699fdbbe3f#block-6a1cc0568f0897699fdbbe3f). See you tomorrow morning. **Warm, wet autumn for Australia this year, says BoM** South Australia had its fourth-wettest autumn on record, with the Lake Eyre basin experiencing its highest ever