No one from United States ‘told them they can’t come’, Marco Rubio said, while Iranian delegation members judged to have ties to IRGC may be barred

Fifa stands by comments made last week by president Gianni Infantino in which he said that "the Iranian team is coming, for sure".

No one from United States ‘told them they can’t come’, Marco Rubio said, while Iranian delegation members judged to have ties to IRGC may be barred

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US has not told the Iranian national team that it cannot play.