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Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
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- The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said Iran would compete at the tournament "without any retreat from our beliefs, culture and convictions", while insisting the hosts "must take our concerns into account".
- The demands come after FFIRI president Mehdi Taj was denied entry to Canada before last month's Fifa Congress.
- Taj later revealed Iran had presented Fifa with 10 conditions for participation at the World Cup, which begins on 11 June in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Pooria Jafereh BBC World Service Sport AFP via Getty Images Iran has indicated it will take part in this summer's football World Cup, but has demanded a series of guarantees from Fifa and the tournament's hosts amid growing tensions surrounding the team's participation.
The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said Iran would compete at the tournament "without any retreat from our beliefs, culture and convictions", while insisting the hosts "must take our concerns into account".
The demands come after FFIRI president Mehdi Taj was denied entry to Canada before last month's Fifa Congress.
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