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Sport23 April 2026Archive brief

U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup

U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio states that Iran's national football team can participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, while indicating that entry restrictions may apply to non-athlete delegation members with alleged links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to AFP via FMT on 23 April 2026.

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