Trump Suggests Iran Soccer Team Skip World Cup 'For Their Own Life And Safety'
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Trump invites, and then cautions, Iran's national soccer team over 2026 World Cup.
President Donald Trump extended a somewhat two-faced invitation to Iran’s national soccer team on Thursday to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Trump said the team is welcome to join the tournament, but he seemed to caution against doing so, nearly two weeks after the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
“The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Trump’s comments came just a day after Iran’s sports minister said the team would be barred from participating in the tournament due to the ongoing war and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Considering that this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
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Trump invites, and then cautions, Iran's national soccer team over 2026 World Cup.