ISTANBUL (TURCHIA) (ITALPRESS) – If the Fifa welcomes Iran’s request to move the races of the group from the U.S. to Mexico, the presence of Team Melli to the next World Championship “will be certain”. Ahmad Donyamali, Iranian Minister of Sport, in an interview with the Turkish agency “Anadolu” confirmed that the advanced request to Infantino “is still valid, but we have not yet received an answer. However, we will keep the team ready for the World Cup even if the final decision will turn to our government.”.
Donyamali recalled the statements issued in the past few weeks by Trump (“The Iranian national is welcome to the World Cup but I don’t really think it’s appropriate for you to take part, for their own life and security“), defining them “very contradictory” and “uncoerent”. “I say this, according to Fifa regulations, security must be guaranteed in the country concerned. However, the World Championships take place in a short time and that guarantees are provided in this period of time is anything but discounted. In these circumstances, the probability that Iran participates in the World Cup matches in the US is very low. But if the necessary security guarantees were provided, it will be our government to make a decision on Iran’s participation in the World Cup.” Team Melli is included in the G group with Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand and should play its games in Los Angeles and Seattle.
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