Iran World Cup

• Iran protests: UN human rights body votes to investigate Tehran crackdown

  Iran also arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government's bloody crackdown on peaceful protests.

  World

  Nov 24, 2022
  
• Iran should be ‘excluded’ from World Cup, ex FIFA president says

  Sepp Blatter, 86, had made waves this week by saying it had been a mistake to award Qatar the hosting rights to the World Cup, which begins on Nov. 20.

  World

  Nov 11, 2022
  
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• FIFA must axe Iran from World Cup over support for Russian invasion: Ukrainian team

  The White House said Thursday that the U.S. has evidence that Iranian troops are ``directly engaged on the ground'' in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2022