Mehdi Taremi cut a frustrated figure during Iran’s pre-match press conference ahead of their World Cup opener against New Zealand, as questions quickly shifted away from football and towards off-field ...

Taremi's criticism was not directed at footballing matters but at the logistical hurdles Iran believes it has faced throughout the competition.

Iran's request to travel to the US two days before their match was denied. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter. Iran's Ramin Rezaeian hugs goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand after the World Cup Group G match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, ...

Iran left a note in its locker room following a 1-1 draw with Egypt on Friday, thanking Seattle for its hospitality during the World Cup, and appeared to express disappointment over the result that ...

Iran’s men’s football team left an emotional handwritten note in their SoFi Stadium locker room after Sunday’s goalless draw against Belgium, thanking Los Angeles for its hospitality and expressing ...

Iran's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign has been nothing short of a turmoil. The team was asked to leave the United States right after they played their World Cup opener against New Zealand, Iran coach ...

Iran came from behind twice to record an entertaining 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Group G at the 2026 World Cup. Eli Just twice gave his side the lead, but the Iranians twice equalised, through Ramin ...

Iran’s men’s football team left an emotional handwritten message in their locker room at SoFi Stadium after a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Belgium in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The note thanked Los ...

Torabi, an unused substitute in Monday's 2-2 draw with New Zealand, is an ardent supporter of the Iranian government and has links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Iran national ...

INGLEWOOD, California — If you want the World Cup to promote peace and harmony in the world, you have to actually let it do that. Not use it as a political football. Which is exactly what FIFA and the ...