2026年4月15日 / 美国东部时间下午5:57 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺周三重申了他的立场，即尽管伊朗与美国存在冲突，伊朗“肯定”会参加世界杯。
在CNBC的“投资美国论坛”上发表讲话时，因凡蒂诺表示，伊朗参加世界杯很重要，尽管自美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭以来，伊朗的参赛资格一直受到质疑。
“伊朗队肯定会来，没错，”因凡蒂诺说。“当然，我们希望到那时局势能够和平。正如我所说，这肯定会有所帮助。但伊朗必须参赛。当然，他们代表本国人民。他们已经获得了参赛资格。球员们也想参赛。”
因凡蒂诺两周前在土耳其安塔利亚会见了伊朗男足国家队，并于周三表示他对球队印象深刻。
“我去看过他们了，他们其实也是一支相当不错的球队，”因凡蒂诺说。“他们真的很想参赛，也应该参赛。如今体育应当脱离政治。”
因凡蒂诺承认，要实现体育与政治的分离并非总能做到。
特朗普总统此前在伊朗是否应该参加世界杯的问题上态度摇摆不定。本届世界杯由美国、墨西哥和加拿大联合举办。据当时官员向哥伦比亚广播公司新闻透露，在3月中旬的一次白宫会议上，特朗普对国际足联代表表示，伊朗受邀参加本届赛事。然而两天后，特朗普在Truth Social平台上发文称，虽然伊朗队“受邀”参赛，但他“不认为他们参赛合适，这关乎他们自身的生命和安全”。
在这些言论发布后，伊朗足球联合会主席表示，该国正在与国际足联协商，将其比赛安排在墨西哥进行。
“当特朗普总统明确表示他无法确保伊朗国家队的安全时，我们肯定不会前往美国，”塔吉上个月说道。
按照原定计划，伊朗将在美国进行全部三场小组赛，其中两场在洛杉矶郊外的索菲体育场，第三场在西雅图。
FIFA chief Infantino says Iran will participate in World Cup “for sure” despite war
April 15, 2026 / 5:57 PM EDT / CBS/AP
FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated his stance Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the U.S.
Speaking at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum, Infantino said it is important that Iran participates in the World Cup even though that 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 men’s 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.
President Trump has appeared to waffle on whether Iran should take part in the World Cup, which the U.S. is co-hosting with Mexico and Canada. In a White House meeting in mid-March, Mr. Trump told FIFA representatives that Iran was welcome to play in the tournament, officials told CBS News at the time. However, two days later, Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that while the Iranian team was “welcome” to participate, he didn’t “believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”
Following those remarks, the president of the Iranian Football Federation said the nation was negotiating with FIFA to play its matches in Mexico.
“When President Trump has explicitly stated that he cannot ensure the security of the Iranian national team, we will certainly not travel to America,” Taj said last month.
Iran is currently scheduled to play all three of its group games in the U.S., with two at SoFi Stadium outside Los Angeles, and a third in Seattle.
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