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\"\"<\/a>FIFA COO Says World Cup \u2018Too Big\u2019 to Be Postponed by Israel-Iran War<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soccer Football \u2013 FIFA Club World Cup \u2013 Group D \u2013 Esperance de Tunis v Chelsea \u2013 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US \u2013 June 24, 2025, General view of the FIFA logo before the match. Photo: REUTERS\/Lee Smith<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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FIFA Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said the 2026 World Cup is \u201ctoo big\u201d to postpone and will proceed as planned despite the \u200bongoing conflict in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schirgi made the comments while speaking on Monday outside construction of the International Broadcast Center, which is located inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and will serve as a hub for international coverage of the World Cup. Schirgi was asked about Iran as it remains unclear<\/a> if the country will participate in World Cup, after the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes against the Islamic Republic that led to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> and several other high-ranking Iranian officials<\/a>. Iran has retaliated with strikes against Israel and civilian areas across the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt some stage, we will have a \u200bresolution, and the World Cup will go on, obviously,\u201d Schirgi replied,<\/a> according to \u2060NBC 5 in Dallas. \u201cThe World Cup is too big, and \u200bwe hope that everyone can participate that has qualified.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafstrom previously said the organization is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Cup in June. Schirgi added that FIFA has been in contact with Iran\u2019s soccer \u200bfederation, but did not provide details \u2060about what was discussed, according to Reuters.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FIFA \u200bWorld Cup will take place across cities in the US, Mexico, and Canada from June 11 to July 19. Iran qualified for the tournament through its participation in the \u200cAsian \u2060Football Conference. It is set to compete in Group G at the World Cup and is scheduled to face New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, both in Los Angeles, before going head-to-head against Egypt on June 26 in Seattle. Soccer fans from Iran are already barred from entering the United States for the World Cup as part of a travel ban<\/a> that the Trump administration announced in June.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2026 World Cup will have 48 nations competing, making it the largest in history.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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