Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran soccer federation, revealed that preparations for the nation’s participation at the 2026 World Cup remain underway despite promising to “boycott America,” one of the co-hosts of the competition.
The threat of Iran’s withdrawal from the World Cup emerged in the wake of U.S. and Israeli air strikes on the nation at the end of February. The following day, Taj warned: “We cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope.”
