Iran officials skip FIFA congress after airport incident in Canada

Iran officials skip FIFA congress after airport incident in Canada Iranian football federation officials will not attend the FIFA congress in Canada after what state media described as “inappropriate behaviour” by immigration officials at Toronto airport. Tasnim reported that three officials arrived with valid visas but returned on the next available flight. The federation’s president and deputy secretary-general reportedly flew back to Turkiye following the incident, which was described as an insult to a branch of Iran’s armed forces.