African Football Discussion Thread Current Topic: 👉 AFCON 2025/2026

[SatoPrincess]

If FIFA wants to be fair, the US should be stripped of the rights to co-host the World Cup for invading Venezuela and kidnapping the president and his wife.

Iranian soldiers will not be safe in a country that is bombing their nation. It is believed that Isreali American controls most sectors in the US, and this influence can be dangerous for Iranian players and officials.

What does FIFA have to do with world conflict. For them to be fair as you say, the best course of action is to remain neutral.

So you believe the US is going to take the Iran team hostage as prisoners of war? Ridiculous.

[Mr Reporter]

Lol 🤣 far from that, I don't believe their players would have been killed if they went to U.S, at best they all would have been repatriated back to Iran. FIFA wouldn't have allowed for such kind of thing to happen, they would interfere to resolve the matter, at best allow the Iranian team and their fans to quietly go back to their country. I  believe during the World cup event, you will begin to see armband in the hands of players that will be calling for a ceasefire.

Baba forget that thing hmmm make you reason am well ohh well i like the way you carry this matter like joke, guy this people are not we Africa that are full with corruption this people I mean the Iran guys where really lucky that just all I would say…funny enough thank you see how the USA president do face for the news to show say joy is not on there side…well even though the FIFA would aree to the allow go back to there country…

[Spaceman1000$]

Lol 🤣 far from that, I don't believe their players would have been killed if they went to U.S, at best they all would have been repatriated back to Iran. FIFA wouldn't have allowed for such kind of thing to happen, they would interfere to resolve the matter, at best allow the Iranian team and their fans to quietly go back to their country. I  believe during the World cup event, you will begin to see armband in the hands of players that will be calling for a ceasefire.

Baba forget that thing hmmm make you reason am well ohh well i like the way you carry this matter like joke, guy this people are not we Africa that are full with corruption this people I mean the Iran guys where really lucky that just all I would say…funny enough thank you see how the USA president do face for the news to show say joy is not on there side…well even though the FIFA would aree to the allow go back to there country…

You mean, if the Iranian team had gone to U.S, the U.S government would have done harm to them?. I wouldn't want to believe that, I've never heard any country of the World killed footballers because they are at war with each other. If it happens the way your putting it, trust me the competition will not even go further, it will stop at that moment. Like I said before, if for any reason the Iranian team found their way in U.S and the war broke, they all would have just gone back to their home country.

[Agbamoni]

Now this is something new, so is this possible? I came across your comments and the discussion of which intrigued me because I actually saw something online about Donald Trump posting on his truth social concerning the faith of the Iranian football team that's supposed to come play at the world cup and from the statement it sounds clear that they are most certainly not welcome so this kinda intrigued me if actually anything of sort is possible for another to replace.

Yes, it is possible for another team to replace them according to the FIFA football rules. But FIFA will have to make the decision on which team and the team has to come from the same continent with Iran. Another scenerio where a team will replace Iran is if FIFA it increases the number of teams that will qualify from the playoff, from two to three teams. But I dont know how the matches will be fixed because we havent seen a thing like this for a very long time.

[Wiwo]

Now this is something new, so is this possible? I came across your comments and the discussion of which intrigued me because I actually saw something online about Donald Trump posting on his truth social concerning the faith of the Iranian football team that's supposed to come play at the world cup and from the statement it sounds clear that they are most certainly not welcome so this kinda intrigued me if actually anything of sort is possible for another to replace.

Yes, it is possible for another team to replace them according to the FIFA football rules. But FIFA will have to make the decision on which team and the team has to come from the same continent with Iran. Another scenerio where a team will replace Iran is if FIFA it increases the number of teams that will qualify from the playoff, from two to three teams. But I dont know how the matches will be fixed because we havent seen a thing like this for a very long time.

Many Iranian players have seek Asylum in few countries that they are currently participating in football activities with so for their faith in the FIFA world cup as a qualified team, this will have to do wit circumstances and conditions that are on ground for them, if their government see that the pressure of the war sis increasingly their will definitely suspend their participation in the world cup.

There is a level this war will get to that even the world cup may get suspended or even shifted to more safe time and date.

Between that only time will tell what exactly will happen to Iran world cup participation since the war just started.

[CryptSafe]

It  is just a situation where the nation's are just being careful to avoid further escalations and that is why Iran do not want to fly the national team to the US hence they withdrawing from the FIFA world cup.

If Iranian football team go to United States for the World Cup, it can not result to any escalation but the female football team that recently went to for Asian Cup were granted humanitarian Visa in Australia. Telling others that they Iranian team members that they are welcome if they want to stay in Australia but they did not accept the offer but went back to their country instead. Maybe Iran also make such decision because of that. During time of war like this, the Western media has their ways of painting the country they called their enemy bad and black. Also FIFA instead will be Pro USA.

This is the latest on ground. Without anyone telling me or seeking for a prophet to tell me. And the experience gotten in the local football conflicts in the community level, Iran will not go to the the world cup. Whether there will be no escalation base on what is on ground, there is no need for them to go.

Source: National Vanguard Newspaper.
And FIFA law can't stop them  (iran) of leaving the event.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-warns-iranian-world-cup-team-away-us-life-safety-rcna263197

If we are to go by this information, and it happens to be genuine, then it would not be safe for the Iranian government to send its national team to the USA, as this statement alone is enough of a threat and warning to Iran. Anyways, it is normal that such decisions would be taken because no nation would accept the risk of their citizens in the camp of their supposed enemies, when they are aware of their intentions towards them.  FIFA would also honour the request of the Iranian government to withdraw from the World Cup because they, too, know the implications of such statements, which are not welcoming.

Ahhh!!! now i see why the government of Iran are trying their best for such things to happen for their citizens not to go and play the World Cup….well to me I would have said the Iran guy where very lucky to have be informed for such things…this was how there players might just ended up been killed by the USA whichever would be a very sad story…i think this statement was to heavy i just like the fact that the Iran government where been informed on time this would really be a easy decision here..I think I watch a video where the USA pilot was being killed at the spots and him was visibly injured and so many things happened in that scene..

Lol 🤣 far from that, I don't believe their players would have been killed if they went to U.S, at best they all would have been repatriated back to Iran. FIFA wouldn't have allowed for such kind of thing to happen, they would interfere to resolve the matter, at best allow the Iranian team and their fans to quietly go back to their country. I  believe during the World cup event, you will begin to see armband in the hands of players that will be calling for a ceasefire.

The US can never be that careless, but for the fact that such a threat has been pronounced, it could be a problem because anything can happen. What if the players are attacked either way, in the airspace, land, etc., in the US? What do you think would happen? Do you not think it would result in war? Maybe an enemy country could take advantage of the scenario to launch an attack, and they would say it is the US. This is how war begins, and the retaliation would be very devastating from allied countries and more. Anyways I would not comment on this anymore as it is a very sensitive discussion.

[Mr Reporter]

Lol 🤣 far from that, I don't believe their players would have been killed if they went to U.S, at best they all would have been repatriated back to Iran. FIFA wouldn't have allowed for such kind of thing to happen, they would interfere to resolve the matter, at best allow the Iranian team and their fans to quietly go back to their country. I  believe during the World cup event, you will begin to see armband in the hands of players that will be calling for a ceasefire.

Baba forget that thing hmmm make you reason am well ohh well i like the way you carry this matter like joke, guy this people are not we Africa that are full with corruption this people I mean the Iran guys where really lucky that just all I would say…funny enough thank you see how the USA president do face for the news to show say joy is not on there side…well even though the FIFA would aree to the allow go back to there country…

You mean, if the Iranian team had gone to U.S, the U.S government would have done harm to them?. I wouldn't want to believe that, I've never heard any country of the World killed footballers because they are at war with each other. If it happens the way your putting it, trust me the competition will not even go further, it will stop at that moment. Like I said before, if for any reason the Iranian team found their way in U.S and the war broke, they all would have just gone back to their home country.

Yes it is…well I think there is always a first time for something then I would want to believe that I have never heard in history that two countries that are having war are now playing football together…I just you no that it war we are talking about here anything can happen that what is at stake here it dates I will keep saying it the Iran guys are really lucky that just the simple fact take it or leave it them..