Iran’s World Cup team to play friendly in Turkey

Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup, Iranian media reported.

“The Iranian national football team… departed this morning for Antalya, Turkey to play its final friendly match before flying to the United States for the 2026 World Cup,” the Tasnim news agency reported. 

It said the squad consisted of 22 domestic-based players alongside their coaching staff.