Former England U19 captain Vale in Republic of Ireland squad

Former England Under-19 captain Harvey Vale is called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for next week's World Cup play-off semi-final against the Czech Republic.

Iran will boycott the US but not the World Cup, country’s football head says

Video released of federation president Mehdi Taj Fifa has no plans to move Iran games to Mexico Iran will “boycott the United States” but “not the World Cup”, the Iranian football federation president, Mehdi Taj, said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. Iran are scheduled to play their group matches in the US in this summer’s tournament. “We will be preparing for the World Cup,” Taj said. “We will boycott the United States but not the the World Cup.” Continue reading...

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Gianni Infantino said Fifa wants the World Cup to go ahead as scheduled

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The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday. Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation […]

The Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup playoffs has been announced.

The FAI have just announced the squad.

FIFA insists World Cup will hold as scheduled despite Iran uncertainty

FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirms the World Cup will proceed as scheduled with all teams, despite uncertainty over Iran’s participation in the US. Read More: https://punchng.com/fifa-insists-world-cup-will-hold-as-scheduled-despite-iran-uncertainty/

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Iran ‘boycotting’ USA but not World Cup: football federation chief

Iran will "boycott the United States" but "not the World Cup", Iranian football federation president Mehdi Taj said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. The post Iran ‘boycotting’ USA but not World Cup: football federation chief appeared first on Vanguard News.

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