Overview
- Infantino, who met Iran’s squad and officials in Antalya on Tuesday, said Iran will be at the World Cup and kept the U.S. venues in place.
- Iran asked FIFA to move the games to Mexico for security reasons, but FIFA refused any change and has received no formal withdrawal.
- Hosts in Arizona said this week they are finishing training site upgrades and coordinating security for Iran’s planned Tucson base, though visa denials for some officials persist.
- Iran is slated to play New Zealand and Belgium at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood before facing Egypt in Seattle, with most tickets for those games already sold.
- Iran’s warm-ups in Turkey featured memorials for children killed in recent strikes, while Washington denied responsibility for the school attack and opened an investigation.