Infantino, in the Iran locker room: “This is part of the history of this World Cup”

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, assured that he feels “very happy” when looking at the selection of Iran in the 2026 World Cup and highlighted that his first match against New Zealand (2-2) is part “from history” of this edition.

Infantino, present in the stands of the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles (United States) to watch the match between both teams, showed his emotion after the tie, as he showed in a video posted on the social network Instagram.

“Again, a full stadium in Los Angeles, about 70,000 spectators. A beautiful and exciting match. The match between Iran and New Zealand, 2-2 at the end, great moments and goals. I was very, very happy to see the Iranian team play in the 2026 World Cup. This is part of the history of this World Cup and we appreciate the Iranian team very much,” he emphasized.

In the same video, the FIFA president was shown in the Asian team’s locker room, whom he congratulated after their performance in their debut in Group G, in which they are also Belgium and Egypt.

“Congratulations to all. “I’m very happy to see you here and that you played,” he told the players.

In the midst of tensions due to the war conflict with USAthe Iranian team was forced to set up its base camp in Tijuana, northern Mexico, in the face of the restrictions imposed by Washington, which has only given visas to part of the Iranian team delegation.

After the debut against New Zealand in Los Angeles, the city where they will play their second match against Belgium on June 21, Iran will close the group stage against Egypt in seattle on the 27th.