FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States.
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There’s been a lot of back-and-forth, and I’m not sure anyone from the Iranian FA to FIFA to the World Cup organizers are really very sure what’s gonna happen. I do know it’s taken a lot of fun out of the Iran-Egypt Pride match for me – poking Iran in the eye for their poor record on lgbt issues feels pretty hollow coming from a country that is currently destroying the infrastructure lgbt Iranians rely on.
If you’re (other passers-by more than op) curious, there is a World Cup community for discussing this kinda stuff as well: !worldcup@lemmy.world (fair warning, it’s a lot of me posting World Cup stuff, and there is a fair bit of sporting content as well)