Iran say they plan to boycott Friday's 2026 World Cup draw in the United States because of the limited number of visas for their delegation. According to the Tehran Times, the US has issued four visas ...

Iran’s football boss has labelled World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ ‘Pride Match’ as an ‘irrational move’.

India don't beat Iran in football. It's just an unsaid rule. So, when Bibiano Fernandes' team headed into the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad for the last game in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers needing a ...

Women football fans wave national flags and cheer during a friendly match between Iran and Kenya in Tehran in March — STR Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches ...

Iran’s participation in the 2026 World Cup has been thrown into doubt amid the ongoing military tension between the Islamic Republic and the United States, who are hosting most of the tournament’s ...

Egypt and Iran have complained to FIFA over a World Cup match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup “Pride Match” will feature two countries where homosexuality is criminalized: Egypt and Iran. Now, officials for both countries are expressing dissatisfaction with the match’s ...

Dec 15 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes the global governing body's policy of engagement with Iran over the treatment of women in football is bearing fruit after some were allowed ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Female soccer fans in Iran claimed a small win Thursday in their long campaign to be allowed into stadiums to watch men’s games after decades of near total exclusion and harassment ...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s soccer chief said Tuesday that Tehran objected to the “irrational” branding of its World Cup match against Egypt, which local organizers in the US have suggested will be held in ...