14 minutes agoTrump: Iran may compete at the World Cup, but it is not appropriate for their safety
Periskopi(4 months ago)
(4 months ago)US President Donald Trump has said the Iranian football team can participate in this year's World Cup, but adds it does not believe it is appropriate for them to do so. In a post on social networks, Trump says this is about life and security [...]
In a post on social networks, Trump says this is about their lives and security.
Iran is scheduled to play three matches in the group phase of the tournament, which takes place in the United States, Canada and Mexico and begins 11 June.
Iran's Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali questioned the team's participation, reports the BBC.
The “given that this corrupt government has killed our leader, under no circumstances do we have the right conditions to participate in the World Cup. Our boys are not sure and the conditions for participation do not exist”, he said.
But FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the close friend of Trump, announced yesterday that he had spoken to the president, who said that Iran was the welcome “to take part in the tournament.
