{"id":98506,"date":"2026-03-31T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/fifa-chief-infantino-insists-iran-will-play-in-world-cup-no-plan-b\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:58:09","slug":"fifa-chief-infantino-insists-iran-will-play-in-world-cup-no-plan-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/fifa-chief-infantino-insists-iran-will-play-in-world-cup-no-plan-b\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA chief Infantino insists Iran will play in World Cup: No Plan B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\">Mar 31, 2026, 12:00 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday promised to &#8220;continue to support&#8221; Iran&#8217;s preparations for the <a data-league-guid=\"34f478c4-cf9a-35da-abd5-33db021e09d2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/league\/_\/name\/FIFA.WORLD\">World Cup<\/a> as he met the Iranian national team for the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on the country a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino spoke with Iran&#8217;s players and soccer federation officials after flying in from Florida to the Turkish coastal resort Antalya where the team played one of its last warmup games for the tournament, which the United States will co-host with Canada and Mexico beginning on June 11.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FIFA will continue to support the team to ensure the best possible conditions as they prepare for the World Cup,&#8221; Infantino wrote Tuesday in an Instagram post sent after he left Turkey.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As the Iranian anthem played before the friendly against <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e5634dd3-9e30-11c9-8952-63aca732fd79\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=214\">Costa Rica<\/a>, players and officials including coach Amir Ghalenoei and federation vice president Mehdi Mohammad Nabi posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes since Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>The war has raised doubts about Iran&#8217;s participation in the World Cup with often conflicting public comments from Iranian government and soccer officials, and U.S. President Donald Trump in the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is due to play two group-stage games in Inglewood, California, and one in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials suggested moving the team&#8217;s group stage games to Mexico after Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA leader has repeatedly said Iran will stick to the World Cup schedule. In Mexico City last weekend, Infantino told broadcaster N+ Univision there is only &#8220;Plan A&#8221; and no back-up options for Iran to play its games as agreed in December after the World Cup tournament draw was made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want them to play; they are going to play in the World Cup. There are no Plans B or C or D; Plan A is the only plan,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univision.com\/noticias\/iran-jugara-el-mundial-no-hay-plan-b-infantino-video\" target=\"_blank\">Infantino said.<\/a> &#8220;We live in a complex geopolitical situation&#8230;but our work is to unite. We know it is a complicated situation but we will work to be sure that Iran plays in this World Cup in the best conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iran represents its people, those living in Iran, and those living abroad. They qualified on sporting merit for this World Cup; it was a national team that qualified very early on. It is a footballing country. We are going to unite countries in a spirit of peace. In the world there are divisions, but our work is to unite, to be a bridge to all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All the crosstalk and leverage plays have been against a backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East that has roiled global diplomacy and economies.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is a soccer power in Asia and widely seen as good enough to advance to the knockout rounds after playing New Zealand, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4084f797-3877-2af0-b70f-570d25a1a141\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=459\">Belgium<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"1326a2f9-1a26-1d6d-67b2-bb34d1c726ce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=2620\">Egypt<\/a> in the group stage. If so, the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e6b65d49-258c-b730-b7db-df75c6b1f714\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=660\">United States<\/a> is a potential opponent in the round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Iran&#8217;s players easily beat Costa Rica 5-0 in a game played without fans after meeting with Infantino at their hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The players&#8217; gesture came after they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/48322715\/iran-men-soccer-team-victims-elementary-school-missile-strike\" target=\"_blank\">held small backpacks <\/a>on Friday before another warmup against <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8b6c1248-d870-2ae5-c24c-930c0a144b4f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/team?id=657\">Nigeria<\/a>, to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in southern Iran. 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