Tehran, May 10 -- Iran Football Federation (FFIRI) said the country's men's national team will compete in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin in June, while urging co-hosts United States, Mexico and Canada to address its concerns amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

The statement comes weeks after Canada denied entry to the federation's chief ahead of the FIFA Congress, citing alleged ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the ideological arm of Iran's military, which it designated as a "terrorist group" in 2024.

"We will definitely participate in the 2026 World Cup, but the hosts must take our concerns into account," the Iranian federation said on its official website as quoted by Al Jazeera.

"We will p...