US and FIFA Screwing over Team Iran

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Iran's national team has been subject to travel restrictions since the FIFA tournament kicked off last week which is impacting their match performance.

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Extraordinary postgame scenes, with Mehdi Taremi going out of his way to answer questions about Iran's disrupted World Cup prep as a FIFA official urged him off the dais. "Everything is like disaster, actually, for us." www.theguardian.com/football/202 ...

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-- Alexander Abnos (@anabnos.com) 2:09 AM Â· Jun 16, 2026

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The City of Vancouver correctly refused to give good-for-nothing FIFA Supremo Carmine Infantino Level IV security, something only afforded the POTUS or the Pope. Even Canadian PM Mark Carney is only entitled to Level III security.

"Football brings people together."

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-17 03:02 PM | Reply

FIFA not stepping up and protecting the participants in the FIFA tournament is a disgrace.

What we're doing to the Iranian team is, separately, our own national disgrace.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-17 03:05 PM | Reply

You said it, Snoofy.

All that palaver about hosting a welcoming and terrific international tournament was just blither-blather.

The old Mafia adage rings true: "Nothing weighs less than a promise," as Team Iran and the world is finding out,

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-17 03:09 PM | Reply

you fruit loops are just upset one of them or someone with them won't be

available to kill trump.

grow some balls and just start admitting it.

#4 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:00 PM | Reply

you fruit loops are just upset one of them or someone with them won't be
available to kill trump.
grow some balls and just start admitting it.

#4 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Why would they want to?

He just gave them $400 BILLION.

#5 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-06-17 07:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I watched Iraq play Norway in the cup because I wanted to see Erling Haaland play for

Norway but I couldn't help watching the players on team Iraq since it was the US that

made it possible for them to play without fear of being put in prison or worse by

Sadaam and his devil sons for just losing a game.

HAALAND is the "real deal "

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:39 PM | Reply

I hope Norway plays England at some point....Harry Cane was just as good as Haaland....both

scoring two GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSSSSS**

** get it ?

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:42 PM | Reply

** get it ?

Yes. You ------ up the page format again.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-17 07:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#5 | Posted by Sycophant

too happy to respond to serious stuff....

england / croatia played at "jerrys world">.....visitors were infatuated with the place....one group

of English fans all had brand new cowboy hats on.........another interview had a guy that talked

about how GREAT the waffle house was....and then they stopped at a buckees....

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:46 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

** get it ?

Yes. You ------ up the page format again.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL

BWAAAAAAAAAAAA

that's nothing like what the announcer does to the sound technician....

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:48 PM | Reply

panama / ghanna suck...back to college world series....North Carolina in finals....they have an 18 year old

reliever that throws 95 and touches 98.

Let's go okies....

yes I have oklahoma and n. carolina in the finals.

#11 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-17 07:55 PM | Reply

Fat bald octogenarian can't fly much with those swollen cankles and his incontinence issues.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-17 09:08 PM | Reply

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-18 01:24 AM | Reply

European society

#14 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-06-18 06:32 PM | Reply

"you people are so illiterate.

DUH

MEXICO is a host country like the US and Canada.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-18 07:55 PM | Reply

Pres Trump has said that he wants the Iranian people to rise up against the cruel Iranian regime.

So, why not help to facilitate the ability of the Iran soccer team to participate in the World Cup as a hsow of support for the Iranian people?

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-18 10:21 PM | Reply

I am surprised that Iran has not told us yet to ---- off and gone home. I would. No soccer tournament is worth this humiliation and headache.

#17 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-06-19 11:22 AM | Reply

And Shame On FIFA. Again.

#18 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-06-19 11:23 AM | Reply

Concur.

Team Melli should go just go home and let Carmine Infantino sort out the odd number of remaining teams.

#19 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-19 11:40 AM | Reply

FIFA has warned Iran that if their team doesn't participate, they won't be eligible for future World Cups.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-06-19 11:44 AM | Reply

---- FIFA. Iran should respond by blocking all shipping through the Hormuz Strait destined for Europe. Lol. And round and round we go.

#21 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-06-19 11:53 AM | Reply