World Cup groups may change due to US actions.
President of Iran Football Association Mehdi Taj says that he does not know if the country will participate in next summer’s World Cup competitions.
The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. The night before Sunday, it was reported that Iran’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in the attack.
– What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot wait for the World Cup with hope, Taj described According to Varzesh3 website.
“Very uncertain”
The Iranian national team is scheduled to play its opening group matches in Los Angeles and Seattle. The team has been drawn into Group G together with New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt.
– The way things are now, it is very uncertain whether Iran can play its matches in the United States and on American soil, professor Hans Kristian Hognestad comment For the Norwegian public broadcasting company NRK.
Mehdi Taremi, who plays for Olympiacos, is Iran’s captain. EPA/AOP
