Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the United States denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday.

The groups for the 2026 World Cup will be selected at random next week in Washington, D.C., but one of the participating ...

President Donald Trump’s administration announced in June a travel ban on citizens from 12 countries including Iran.

Iran plan to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw next Friday after the president of their football federation was denied a visa ...

Iran is to boycott next week’s World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to ...

Per the Associated Press, the Iranian state news agency announced a boycott at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 5 over the U.S. government's denial of the visas. Iran soccer federation spokesman Amir-Mahdi ...

Iran intends to boycott next week's World Cup draw due to the limited number of visas allocated to the country's football ...

The Iran soccer federation have revealed that they will not be attending the 2026 World Cup draw held in Washington, D.C.

Iran will not send a delegation to Washington, D.C. for Friday's 2026 World Cup draw, a spokesperson for the Iranian football federation said.