The back-and-forth between FIFA, Donald Trump, Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali, and the Iranian National Team left plenty of doubt as to what will actually happen come June.

The Iranian government said Wednesday that the country will not take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite already securing qualification for the tournament, which will be played in the United

There is no modern-day precedent for how FIFA will respond.

On Tuesday night, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he had U.S. President Trump's assurance that Iran will be welcome at the tournament.

Iran's already precarious status for the 2026 World Cup was thrown into more doubt when the country's sports minister said it would not participate.

Iraq will travel to Mexico by private plane for their World Cup play-off despite calls from coach Graham Arnold to postpone the match amid the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran, the country's FA president Adnan Dirjal says.

Keisuke Honda says one American company pulled back from a potential advertising deal after he publicly supported Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The former Japan international shared the update on social media after speaking out about the sensitive issue surrounding Iran’s place in the tournament.