Tehran, March 17 -- Fifa appears to have ruled out moving Iran's matches at this summer'sWorld Cup to Mexico from the United States.
The president of Iran's football federation had said negotiations were under way to move fixtures in order to ensure their players' safety. It comes amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which has responded with attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf.
However, on Tuesday FIFA said in a statement it was looking forward to nations "competing asper the match schedule", according to BBC sport.
The US is co-hosting the World Cup, which takes place between June 11 and July 19, with Canada and Mexico.
Iran are scheduled to face New Zealand on June 16 and Belgium on June 21, both in Los Angeles, and Egy...