Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri’s 17-year career saw him play for some of Iran’s biggest clubs. He was arrested for allegedly ...

Iran’s World Cup preparation has been anything but ideal.

Mehdi Taremi is one of the most recognisable faces in Iran's World Cup squad ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images Sardar Azmoun has been left out of Iran’s 26-man World Cup squad as expected, with head ...

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran finalized a 26-man World Cup squad on Monday to play in the United States including 17 home-based players whose clubs have not played since February due to the Middle East ...

Iran’s football players have been granted US visas ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, although several senior officials and support staff are still awaiting clearance less than two weeks before the ...

Iran's flight from Turkey arrived, four hours late, in Tijuana on Sunday Mario Tama/Getty Images Iran’s World Cup squad touched down at Tijuana International Airport, Mexico, shortly after 5am PST on ...

Despite great uncertainty, Iran is set to head to North America to compete in its seventh World Cup. For so many of the current players, this may be their last chance at the pinnacle, with previous ...

Iranians waved flags and cheered at a politically charged World Cup send-off for the national football team — ATTA KENARE Iran held a send-off ceremony Wednesday for the national football team as it ...

Iran has lashed out at the United States for failing to provide visas to some of its World Cup squad support staff as the players were to leave Turkiye for Mexico. The row erupted on Saturday, just ...

Iran's national football team is navigating uncharted waters as the Middle East war heats up again — Guillermo Arias Iran's national football team walked out of their hotel in Tijuana to cheers on ...

Iran’s football team paused training in southern Turkey on Thursday to pursue travel visas for the US and Canada ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The ...