US President Donald Trump was awarded the Fifa Peace Prize in December 2025 The president of Iran's football federation says the organisation is negotiating with Fifa to move the country's World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico in order to ensure the safety of their players. The US is co-hosting the World Cup, which takes place between 11 June and 19 July, with Canada and Mexico. Iran are scheduled to face New Zealand on 16 June and Belgium on 21 June, both in Los Angeles, and Egypt in Seattle on 27 June. "Fifa is looking forward to all participating teams competing as per the match schedule announced on 6 December 2025. A recent message on the national team's Telegram account said that Fifa is the organiser of the World Cup and "not any single country". India refused to travel to Pakistan to play in the Champions Trophy in 2025, while Pakistan played their matches in the recent T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.