Trumps says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation

Trump says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmationFIFA chief Gianni Infantino has said Iran will play their World Cup matches, leading to agreement from US President.US President ⁠Donald Trump has told reporters ⁠that “I’m OK” with Iran playing in the upcoming football World Cup, ‌which will be held in North America in June and July.The comments come after FIFA President ⁠Gianni Infantino on ⁠Thursday said Iran would be present at the ⁠tournament and would play in ⁠the US.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Saudi Arabia to end LIV Golf funding, while league appoints new chairmanlist 2 of 4Vonn not ’emotionally’ fit to decide if she’ll ski again after crashlist 3 of 4‘Win for Kenya’: Marathon record-breaker Sawe returns to hero’s welcomelist 4 of 4Arsenal cruelly denied penalty by VAR in Champions League draw at Atleticoend of list“If Gianni said it, I’m OK,” Trump told reporters ‌in the Oval Office.“You know what? Let ‌them ‌play.”Earlier on Thursday, Infantino began his address to delegates at the 76th FIFA congress by reiterating that Iran would play their World Cup games in the US as scheduled.Iran’s participation at this year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been shrouded in uncertainty since the eruption of the US-Israel war on Iran in February.“Let me start by the outset, confirming straightaway that of course Iran will be participating at the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Infantino said at the scheduled meeting of football’s power-brokers in Vancouver.“And of course, Iran will play [in] the United States of America.”Iranian officials had floated the idea of shifting their group games from the United States to Mexico, but that proposal had already been nixed by Infantino.Tensions surrounding Iran’s World Cup participation rumbled into the build-up to Thursday’s summit.Iran’s delegation was the only absentee from the 211-member congress as Thursday’s meeting got under way after a clash with Canadian border officials earlier this week.Officials from the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) abruptly left Canada after landing in Toronto, abandoning their onward trip to Vancouver.