Iranian football team files complaint to FIFA over US restrictions The United States is standing by its travel restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team, with the White House official overseeing the tournament defending the measures as the Iranian soccer federation pushes ahead with a formal complaint to FIFA.Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House…
Iranian football team files complaint to FIFA over US restrictions The United States is standing by its travel restrictions on Iran’s World Cup team, with the White House official overseeing the tournament defending the measures as the Iranian soccer federation pushes ahead with a formal complaint to FIFA.Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House…
Iran’s Ramin Rezaeian (23) waves to fans after the World Cup Group G match against New Zealand in Inglewood, near Los Angeles. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON: In a dazzling display of footballing resilience, Iran’s national football team managed a creditable 2-2 draw against New Zealand in Los Angeles. It was a remarkable feat, considering the squad…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a dazzling display of footballing resilience and bureaucratic survival, Iran’s national football team managed a creditable 2-2 draw against New Zealand in Los Angeles.It was a remarkable feat, considering the squad achieved it while operating under a logistical itinerary seemingly designed by Franz Kafka and implemented by the Department of…
3 min readJun 2, 2026 04:27 PM IST Iran named their 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday, but one major name was missing – striker Sardar Azmoun. The 31-year-old forward, who has scored 57 goals in 91 matches for Iran and is one of the country’s most successful strikers, was left…
Senior Iranian politician Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh calls for Sardar Azmoun to be recalled to Iran World Cup squad amid alleged disloyalty controversy. Iran’s provisional squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has sparked debate after veteran striker Sardar Azmoun was left out, with one of the country’s vice-presidents publicly urging national team coach Amir Ghalenoei to…
