New Delhi, April 16 -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino has assured that Iran will be at the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the country's ongoing war with the United States. The FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico between 11 June and 19 July.

Iran qualified for the FIFA World Cup in March last year as one of the top Asian teams. However, ever since the U-Iran conflict started on 28 February, there have been doubts about Iran's participation in the FIFA World Cup.

"The Iranian team is coming, for sure," Infantino said at the CNBC Invest in America Forum that was held on Tuesday in Washington.

"We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful one, which would definitely help. But Ir...