The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States between June 11 and July 19 MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. The Iranian national football team will skip the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali said on Thursday. "Given the fact that their government [the United States] assassinated our supreme leader, we will not participate in the World Championship under the existing circumstances," Donyamali said in an interview with TV2 television