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Mexico’s president sees ‘no issue’ with her country hosting Iran’s Fifa World Cup team Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran’s World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer soccer competition. The team will still play its group stage matches in the US but its base has been moved to Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego, California, a move that Iran’s football federation announced recently and that was formally confirmed by Fifa, the sport’s governing body, on...

Mexico says it will host Iranian team during 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says United States did not want to host Iranian football team during tournament.

Iran national football team to stay in Mexico during 2026 World Cup Iran's national football team will base itself in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and travel into the United States only on matchdays, after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Washington did not want the team staying in the country throughout the tournament.

#VivaMexico BREAKING: 🇲🇽🇮🇷 President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico has agreed to host #Iran’s national football team during the World Cup after the US declined to do so, per Reuters @MegaGeopolitics

President Sheinbaum allows Iran team to stay in Mexico during World Cup after US refusal <p>Fifa approached Mexico after US declined to host Iran squad despite it playing group games in the United States</p><p>Mexico’s president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/claudia-sheinbaum">Claudia Sheinbaum</a>, said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-2026">World Cup</a>, adding that the United States did not want to host the team.</p><p>Sheinbaum said football’s governing body <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/fifa">Fifa</a> approached her government after the US said it did not want Iran’s squad to stay in the country throughout the tournament, despite Iran playing all three of its group matches there.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/mexico-fifa-iran-team">Continue reading...</a>

Mexico steps in to host Iran’s World Cup team after US refusal Mexico says it has agreed to host Iran’s World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay.