Overview
- National coach Amir Ghalenoei will serve as Iran’s technical representative, with one or two colleagues, the FFIRI said.
- Iranian outlet Varzesh3 reported federation president Mehdi Taj was among those denied a U.S. visa, which led to the Nov. 28 boycott announcement.
- The draw is scheduled Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington at 12:00 local time, with President Donald Trump and FIFA leadership attending.
- The expanded 48-team tournament will allocate nations into twelve groups of four via four pots, with new protections keeping the top four seeds apart deep into the bracket if they win their groups.
- FIFA will publish the updated match calendar with venues and kickoff times on Saturday, Dec. 6.