Iran holds farewell ceremony for 2026 World Cup football team

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.

Accept Manage my choices

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site.

Try again

01:46

Iran holds farewell ceremony for 2026 World Cup football team Sport

Issued on: 14/05/2026 - 11:51

Share

Fans gathered at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday night to attend a farewell ceremony for the Iranian men's football team before their departure for the World Cup. Both FIFA and US officials say Iranian players will be allowed into the United States despite Donald Trump's travel ban. Major questions still remain, as August Hakansson explains.

Keywords for this article

• Iran
• Football
• World Cup
• FIFA
• USA
• Donald Trump
• World Cup 2026

Read more Read less

Barca striker Yamal waves Palestinian flag during La Liga celebrations

12/05/2026 Sport

'Ici c'est Paris': Defending champions PSG 'on the verge of making history'

07/05/2026 Sport

⚽ Champions League: Paris fans celebrate reaching the final

07/05/2026 Sport

PSG visits Bayern for right to face Arsenal in Champions League final

06/05/2026 Sport

Injured Mbappe faces backlash over Sardinia trip before Clasico

06/05/2026 Sport

Paris marathon marks its 50th year

11/04/2026 Sport

World Cup 2026: DRC celebrates the Leopards’ historic qualification

06/04/2026 Sport

Erling Haaland the hat-trick hero as Manchester City thrash Liverpool in FA Cup

05/04/2026 Sport

Sports: Dembélé at the double as league leaders PSG down Toulouse

04/04/2026 Sport