Iran’s World Cup Hopes Take Fresh Twist With Canada Airport Turnaround
Published on April 30, 2026.
Iranian football federation leaders, Mehdi Taj, Hedayat Mombeni, and Hamed Momeni, had travelled to Toronto with official visas to attend the FIFA Congress. They returned to Turkey due to the unacceptable behaviour of immigration officials at the airport. Taj is a former member of Iran's hardline Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). The Canadian government has stated that IRGC officials are inadmissible to Canada and have no place in our country. Concerns over security, travel restrictions, and geopolitical climate have led officials in Tehran to seek guarantees for the Iran team at the World Cup and potentially consider alternative venues for their matches in the United States.
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