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Iran supporters cheer during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asia zone qualifiers group A football match vs North Korea at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on June 10, 2025. [ATTA KENARE / AFP]
Iran will "boycott the United States" but "not the World Cup", Iranian football federation president Mehdi Taj said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars.
Iran is currently scheduled to play its group matches in the US in this year's tournament.
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