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Fifa chiefs have held crisis talks over the possible ramifications for the World Cup of the United States’ military strikes on Iran, which have already led to the cancellation of an England Lions cricket match due to be played on Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
The US is the main host of this summer’s World Cup, along with Mexico and Canada, and Iran are scheduled to play two group matches in Los Angeles and one in Seattle.
There are understood to be concerns around whether Iran, if its leadership remains in position, would permit its football team to travel to the US — and potentially over whether the Americans would allow them in.