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Editor | International football
The Iranian team won on Tuesday classified mathematically for the 2026 World Cup by achieving the point it needed against Uzbakistan in Tehran (2-2). But the achievement obtained by the players in the field could be questioned due to political issues.
According to The Guardian and the Reuters agencies, Iran appears on the list of 41 countries whose citizens can be deprived of entering the United States, one of the three countries that, together with Mexico and Canada, will organize the 2026 World Cup.
Afghanistan, Cuba and North Korea are other countries on which this prohibition that would mean the total visa suspension for players, technical staff and Iranian fans to enter the United States.
Play in Mexico and Canada
The government of Donald Trump He wants to specifically control the entry of people from countries considered as a threat to national security. However, Iran, which has been classified for its fourth consecutive and seventh final phase of its history, could avoid playing in the United States to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup playing its group games and the eventual round of 16 in Mexico and Canada.
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Washington and Tehran maintain political tensions about the Iranian nuclear program. Trump has called the Persian country to dialogue, but at the same time he has threatened to attack his territory if he does not accept his offer to negotiate.
Even so, Iran has repeated on numerous occasions that will not negotiate under pressures and threats.
