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World Cup: Iran’s sports minister says it cannot play in U.S., Seattle (www.seattletimes.com)
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Iran’s sports minister told state television that the country cannot play in this year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup, including its June 26 game against Egypt in Seattle, according to reports from multiple media outlets Wednesday.

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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 2 points 3 weeks ago

Some predictably strong words from Iran’s sports minister:

“Considering that this corrupt ⁠regime has ⁠assassinated our leader, under no circumstances ⁠can we ⁠participate in ⁠the World Cup,” Ahmad Donyamali, Iran’s sports minister, told state television, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters.

“Our children are not safe and, ​fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist,” Donyamali ​said.

“Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they ‌have ⁠forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”