What Are Team Iran's Options at a US-Hosted World Cup?

Iran’s national football team has said it won’t be attending the World Cup that kicks off in the US in June after President Donald Trump said the squad’s safety could not be assured.

Never before has a World Cup host been in a state of armed conflict with the nation of a participating team, and Iran’s decision has created a thorny problem for tournament organizer FIFA. Iran has asked to play its games in co-host Mexico instead. But that presents logistical challenges that would be difficult to overcome so soon before the competition, and FIFA has so far refused to contemplate a last-minute scheduling reshuffle.

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