Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war, FIFA president Infantino says ⁠48%

By Associated Press⁠60%

4/15/2026, 3:22:39 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 19 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 23.5% saturation with 70 hits. Analysis detected 416 faulty-reasoning hits from 298 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 49.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (11,479 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 52.40% of the article peer group.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States. 
Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though its participation has been in doubt since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on the country. 
“The Iranian team is coming for sure, yes,” Infantino said. 
“We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. 
As I said, that would definitely help. 
But Iran has to come. 
Of course, they represent their people. 
They have qualified. 
The players want to play.” 
Infantino met with the Iranian national team in Antalya, Turkey, two weeks ago and said Wednesday he was impressed. 
“I went to see them. 
They are actually quite a good team as well," Infantino said. 
"And they really want to play and they should play. 
Sports should be outside of politics now.” 
Infantino acknowledged it's not always possible to achieve the separation of sports and politics. 
“OK we don’t live on the moon, we live on planet Earth," Infantino said. 
"But you know if there is nobody else that believes in building bridges and in keeping them, you know, intact and together, well we are doing that job.” 
The United States will co-host the World Cup with Canada and Mexico. 
Iran is scheduled to play two group-stage games in Inglewood, California, and one in Seattle. 
The war has raised doubts about Iran’s participation in the World Cup. 
There have been conflicting public comments from Iranian government and soccer officials. 
U.S. 
President Donald Trump discouraged the Iranian team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns. 
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Gianni Infantino

97%flagged-word coverage
185 attributed words93% of attributed speech58% writer coverage

No manipulation-pattern hits were found in this speaker's attributed words or the writer's voice.

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