{"id":2606759,"date":"2026-05-25T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-president-says-country-will-host-irans-world-cup-team\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:20:38","slug":"mexican-president-says-country-will-host-irans-world-cup-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-president-says-country-will-host-irans-world-cup-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican president says country will host Iran\u2019s World Cup team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmexican-president-says-country-will-host-irans-world-cup-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will host Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-womens-soccer-player-explains-why-team-is-finally-standing-for-national-anthem\/\" title=\"U.S. Women\u2019s Soccer Player Explains Why ... Is Finally Standing For National Anthem\">national soccer team<\/a> for next month\u2019s FIFA World Cup after U.S. officials indicated they did not want to host the Iranian team amid heightened tensions between the two countries. She added that FIFA approached her following the U.S. refusal, and that Iran would be allowed to stay in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >remarks follow earlier reports<\/a> that Iran moved its World Cup training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, with FIFA approval. Iran is still scheduled to play its three group-stage matches in the United States (including games in Inglewood and Seattle), and if it advances, any knockout-round matches would likely also take place in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that FIFA has confirmed Iran will participate in the tournament despite strained U.S.-Iran relations, and that FIFA will ban the pre-revolution Iranian flag at matches. The World Cup begins June 11 and runs for about a month across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"322\">Mexican<\/a> President Claudia \u200bSheinbaum said the country would host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> soccer team for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-cup\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1397\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>, claiming U.S. officials did not want to host Iran\u2019s national team during next month\u2019s tournament amid the tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheinbaum said Iran\u2019s team would be hosted by Mexico during a news conference on Monday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/mexico-host-irans-world-cup-team-after-us-refusal-president-says-2026-05-25\/\">per Reuters<\/a>. The Mexican president added that officials from FIFA approached her after U.S. officials said they did not want to host the Iranian team during the roughly monthlong tournament.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4580639\/kyle-busch-die-septic-pneumonia-after-pass-out-nascar-simulator\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kyle Busch died from severe pneumonia after passing out in NASCAR simulator<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4580187\/trump-forges-friendship-giants-quarterback-jaxson-dart-new-york-swing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump ties himself to Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart during New York swing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4578910\/nascar-kyle-busch-dead-sudden-illness\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NASCAR legend Kyle Busch dead at 41 after sudden illness<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have no reason to deny them the possibility of staying in Mexico,\u201d Sheinbaum said at her press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheinbaum\u2019s comments come days after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/48854770\/iran-2026-world-cup-camp-moved-usa-mexico-tijuana\">Iranian team officials said<\/a> they would move their World Cup training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico. Officials said they had received FIFA\u2019s permission to move their base camp out of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran is still scheduled to play all three group-stage matches in the U.S., with the first against New Zealand set for June 15 in Inglewood, California. The Middle Eastern country\u2019s other two matches will be played in Inglewood and Seattle. If Iran advances to the knockout round, it would likely play another game somewhere in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Iran have had strained relations for decades, but in late February, the strain turned into a war, which has raised concerns that Iran would not be able to play in the U.S. for the World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4550204\/iran-to-play-world-cup-games-us-fifa-president-says\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4550204\/iran-to-play-world-cup-games-us-fifa-president-says\/\">confirmed<\/a> in April that Iran would still play in the tournament, including in games in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4575104\/fifa-ban-pre-revolution-iranian-flag-world-cup\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4575104\">FIFA TO BAN PRE-REVOLUTION IRANIAN FLAG FROM WORLD CUP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the tournament, FIFA announced that it would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4575104\/fifa-ban-pre-revolution-iranian-flag-world-cup\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4575104\/fifa-ban-pre-revolution-iranian-flag-world-cup\/\">ban<\/a> the pre-Islamic Revolution flag of\u00a0Iran\u00a0at World Cup matches. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/years-before-trumps-executive-order-mcconnell-helped-block-a-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-flag-burning\/\" title=\"Years before Trump\u2019s executive order, McConnell helped block a constitutional amendment to ... flag burning\">banned flag<\/a> has largely been used as a symbol of opposition to the government of Iran, largely by Iranian expatriates abroad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FIFA World Cup is set to start on June 11, with the first match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City. 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