March 10, 2026 | 12:17 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - FIFA Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said this summer's World Cup will not be postponed due to the war between Iran, the US and Israel.
"The World Cup is too big," he was quoted by NBC 5 in Dallas, also saying that he hopes all qualified teams will be able to participate.
This comes amidst worries that Iran — which was drawn to play in Group G with Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand — will not be able to participate due to the tournament being hosted by the US, together with Canada and Mexico.
"At some stage, we will have a resolution, and the World Cup will go on, obviously," Schirgi said, adding that world football's governing body is monitoring the situation.
5 Iran National Team Players in Australia Granted Asylum
Five Iranian women's national team players were granted humanitarian visas in Australia amid fears of persecution back home.
"Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"They're safe here, and they should feel at home here," he added.
According to Albanese, all other members of Iran's squad are welcome to receive help, but it was up to them to accept the offer.
Australian police took the five Iran squad members from their hotel in Gold Coast, moving them to a "safe location" after their asylum requests.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who met the five players upon the completion of their humanitarian visas, said they were "excited" about their future lives in Australia.
"I don't want to begin to imagine how difficult that decision is for each of the individual women, but certainly last night it was joy, it was relief," Burke said.
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