The surreal possibility hanging over Iran’s perilous World Cup campaign - WORLD CUP 2026: The hard truth is worth repeating: it is the first time in the World Cup’s 96-year history that a competing nation is at war with a host.

The idea that football can unite the world in troubled times may often sound like a cliché — but not when it comes from Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The veteran forward and captain of Iran, playing in his fourth and possibly final World Cup,

Group G at the 2026 World Cup features Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand and will get underway from June 15.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters have vowed to unleash “hell” at the country’s opening game of the Football World Cup on Monday night.Thousands of demonstrators opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran will travel to Los Angeles for the match against New Zealand.

Having to enter the country a day before the game from Mexico and immediately afterwards is hardly an ideal situation, as Iran begin campaign against New Zealand

Iran get their World Cup campaign underway against New Zealand at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with the game kicking off at 2am UK time on Tuesday morning, live on BBC One. With Belgium the