Pakistan, May 15 -- Iran held a send-off ceremony Wednesday for the national football team as it prepared to play in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The players, dressed in red and black tracksuits, were presented at a stage in the central Tehran square of Enghelab, where crowds of people cheered for them, according to videos aired on state TV. Coach Amir Ghalenoei and the president of Iran's football federation, Mehdi Taj, were also present. "The national team players in the World Cup will represent the people, the country's fighters, the leader (supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei) and the country," said Taj. "Our national team is the national football team of wartime," he said, adding that the team wo...