Iran Go Boykot 2026 World Cup Draw Sake Of US Visa Wahala

Iran don yarn say dem no go attend next week World Cup finals draw wey go happen for Washington after United States refuse give visa to some members of dia delegation, di Iranian football federation yarn on Friday. Dem talk say di decision no concern sports at all, so di members of Iranian delegation no go participate for di World Cup draw. According to Iranian sports site Varzesh 3, US no gree give visa to some people, including di president of di federation, Mehdi Taj. Taj talk say di decision na political one and dem don tell FIFA make dem ask US to stop dia behavior. Four members of di delegation, including coach Amir Ghalenoei, don get visa for di draw wey go hold December 5.

Iran don qualify for di World Cup wey dey happen every four years since March, and dis go be dia fourth consecutive time and seventh overall. Even though dem never enter knockout stage before, people still remember di 1998 finals for France wey Iran beat USA 2-1. But USA redeem di loss by beating Iran 1-0 for di 2022 edition. USA, wey dey co-host di World Cup with Canada and Mexico, don dey fight with Iran for over 40 years. Dem even start high-level nuclear talks from April, wey concern Iran right to enrich uranium, but talks collapse when Israel bomb Iran mid-June, and USA join for small strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.