China's strange scenario of advancing to the World Cup went up in smoke.
British sports bible will be held on the 23rd (Korea time) 'FIFA will host the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer, and the United States will be responsible for 78 out of 104 games. The Donald Trump administration is the host of the tournament and is involved in the military conflict, which is likely to make the situation even worse before it starts. FIFA President Gianni Infantino will protect the U.S. from participating and hosting next year's World Cup, but there is a possibility that Iran will be banned from the World Cup. President Trump's influence on Infantino could be problematic, reports said.
In fact, the war powers have been disciplined by FIFA. Russia was banned indefinitely for its invasion of Ukraine, and FIFA and UEFA banned Yugoslavia in the early 1990s for their aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
China began to hope at the news that Iran, which has already been confirmed to advance to the World Cup, could be disciplined. China's Sohu said 'A glimmer of hope hung over China, which has already closed its World Cup doors. If Iran is banned from participating, the team that was eliminated at the same stage in the World Cup qualifying round will compete. China was 13th in Asia in the FIFA rankings, along with Palestine, whose points were 10 points in the third qualifying round. China has an unexpected 'revival' opportunity' and has made a hopeful report that opportunities may come to China again.
However, FIFA reportedly does not plan to discipline Iran. The British Guardian said on the 24th that there is no provision in FIFA's regulations to prevent Iran, which is under U.S. military action, from playing group games in the United States. Iranian citizens are subject to a travel ban prohibited from entering the United States, but the ban contains exceptions that may apply to athletes, staff, or related family members participating in the 2026 World Cup, it explained.
FIFA seems to be considering whether Iran will play the group stage without entering the United States. The Guardian explained that the 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, but only if Iran is in Group A can play in Mexico without playing in the United States.
In other words, FIFA is not considering banning Iran from the tournament. The ban on Iran seems to be due to the high political risk it has to bear. Iran also attacked Israel, but the United States also entered the Iranian mainland and dropped bombs on its nuclear facilities. The U.S. also intervened in the war because Iran cannot be punished alone. While Infantino is already being criticized for being wary of President Trump, it will be difficult to make a decision to exclude only Iran from the World Cup. Crucially, a cease-fire agreement was signed in the war over the three countries.
China had a lot of hopes for a scenario that was less than 1% likely to be realized, but hopes were dashed in a few days.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
