Sheinbaum: Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team amid US tensions
Sheinbaum told reporters at a press conference that her government has agreed to allow the team into Mexico amid the war in Iran. Mexico will cohost the World Cup jointly with the U.S. and Canada. “We have no reason to deny the possibility of them staying in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said, noting that FIFA officials are considering hosting the Iranian team in Tijuana, just south of San Diego and the southern border.
- ▪Sheinbaum told reporters at a press conference that her government has agreed to allow the team into Mexico amid the war in Iran.
- ▪Mexico will cohost the World Cup jointly with the U.S. and Canada.
- ▪“We have no reason to deny the possibility of them staying in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said, noting that FIFA officials are considering hosting the Iranian team in Tijuana, just south of San Diego and the southern border.
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International Sheinbaum: Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team amid US tensions Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/25/26 3:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/25/26 3:21 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said her country will host Iran’s FIFA World Cup team amid simmering tensions between the Latin American country and the U.S. Sheinbaum told reporters at a press conference that her government has agreed to allow the team into Mexico amid the war in Iran. Mexico will cohost the World Cup jointly with the U.S. and Canada.
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