Taremi reveals FIFA president's speech in Iran's national team dressing room

Iran striker Mehdi Taremi reveals his conversation with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the dressing room. After the first match of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, Iran's national team tied New Zealand 2-2. Taremi said. “Playing like this is difficult. But what can we do? We had to fly right after the game. In the morning there will be rehabilitation training in Mexico. And then I had to return to Los Angeles again. We support peace We are football players. We want our work to be a signal that it is time to come together.” Asked if he spoke to Infantino, Taremi replied: “He came to us in the dressing room after the game. Say you sympathize with us But there was nothing we could do,” correspondent Andrei Pankov from the Chempianat news agency relayed Taremi's words. --- ## Related Articles 1. [Как освоить футбольные навыки: новая серия от The Athletic](https://futbolmir.com/ru/news/the-athletic) 2. [Mundial 2026](https://khidarikhabran.com/khabran/-2026-fifa-h)