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Iran's football team is preparing for the FIFA World Cup with social media posts showcasing training and a kit reveal. The squad will finalize their training in Turkiye before heading to the US for the tournament.
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Iran's squad will participate in the final leg of training camp in Turkiye next week, before travelling to the US in June [File: Umit Bektas/Reuters]
Iranâs preparations for the FIFA World Cup appear to be on track, as social media posts from the teamâs official account hint at an upcoming tournament kit reveal and show the squad training at an undisclosed location.
Videos posted by Team Melliâs Instagram account on Monday showed players taking part in a photo shoot for what appears to be Iranâs home kit for the World Cup.
Iran are in Group G of the World Cup and will play all their games in the United States, which is cohosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico.
Several members of Iranâs squad, including first-choice goalkeeper Alireza Safar Beiranvand and winger Milad Mohammadi, were shown wearing a new kit in a series of social media posts.
The Team Melli account also posted photos from training sessions, which have been held in Iran before the squad travels to Turkiye for three friendly matches before the World Cup.
The Asian giantsâ participation in the tournament became uncertain after the US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28, with Iranian officials questioning the USâs role as host and President Donald Trump suggesting Team Melliâs players may not be safe if they travel to his country for the championship.
However, recent statements by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Iranian football officials have reaffirmed the countryâs participation in the World Cup.
Infantino confirmed that Iran will play its games in the US in his opening remarks at the FIFA â â Congress in Canada on Thursday.
âLet me start at the outset. Of course, Iran will be participating at the FIFA â â World Cup 2026. And of course Iran will play in the United States of America,â Infantino said.
Trump later said he was âOKâ with Iran playing in the country.
Iran's football team will complete their final training camp in Turkiye next week before traveling to the US for the World Cup.
Iran is in Group G of the FIFA World Cup.
Iran will play all their World Cup matches in the United States.
Iran's football team shared posts hinting at a kit reveal and showed players training at an undisclosed location.

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âIf Gianni said it, Iâm OK,â Trump told reporters ââat the White House. âYou know what? Let ââthem ââplay.â
Football officials in Iran have outlined the teamâs training and preparations for the tournament, which include camps at home and in neighbouring Turkiye before travelling to the US.
âThe first phase of the preparation period will end with an intra-team game on Wednesday,â assistant coach Saeed Alhoei told Iranian sport news outlet Varzesh3.
The game will be held at a stadium, and the players will wear official match kits, with an international referee and video assistant referee technology (VAR) to simulate tournament-like conditions.
Alhoei said the squad will depart for Turkiye on Monday for their final leg of preparations before travelling to the US in June.
Team Melli will kick off their ââcampaign ââagainst New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15 before taking on Belgium at the same stadium on June 21.
âWe will have three friendly matches, two of which will probably be against [local] club teams and behind closed doors, and the third against an African team,â Alhoei said. âIt is a quality team that can be a good simulation for playing against African teams.â
Iran will face Egypt in their final group match in Seattle on June 26.
On Monday, Iran suffered a significant â â blow after it was confirmed that winger Ali Gholizadeh had suffered a season-ending knee injury while playing for his club Lech Poznan in Poland.
Gholizadeh, who would have started on the right â â wing at the World Cup, was stretchered off the pitch against Motor Lublin last Saturday, and tests later confirmed he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
âGholizadeh will face surgery â â in the coming days, followed by several months of rehabilitation,â the club said in a statement.