Ahmad Donyamali

We have informed FIFA that if unofficial flags are brought or slogans against the national team are chanted in the stadiums where Iran plays in the World Cup, the team manager will definitely be responsible for stopping the match,

• Donyamali said on Tuesday, according to Iranian media
  ABP Livenews.abplive.com/sports/footba…Jun 11, 01:54
  The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…Jun 10, 17:59

The World Cup is a historic and international event and its governing body is FIFA — not any individual, country".

• Responding to Trump, Iran's sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said
  Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/sports/foot…May 28, 13:17

Given that this government has assassinated our leader, we cannot participate in the World Cup. Our players do not have security,

• Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency, in March
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/sports/soccer…Apr 30, 19:30

Considering that this corrupt regime (in the U.S.) ‌has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we ​participate in the ‌World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not ‌exist."

• Last month, Iran sports minister Ahmad Donyamali said on state television
  Newsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/iran…Apr 23, 06:23

Our request ​to FIFA to relocate Iran's games from the U.S. to Mexico is still valid, but we ​have not yet received a response,

• Donyamali told Turkish state news agency Anadolu in an interview published at the weekend
  Reutersreuters.com/sports/soccer…Apr 7, 09:12
• Donyamali told ‌Turkish state news agency Anadolu in an interview published at the weekend
  South China Morning Postscmp.com/sport/football…Apr 7, 15:00
• Donyamali told Turkish state news agency Anadolu
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/sport/footba…Apr 7, 09:58

Considering that this corrupt regime has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,

• Donyamali said on state television, according to Reuters
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/donald…Mar 12, 17:18
• Ahmad Donyamal said in a television interview on Wednesday via RTE
  Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/sport/football…Mar 13, 04:45dailymail.co.uk/sport/football…Mar 12, 16:09
• the minister told state television on Wednesday, according to Reuters
  HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/trump…Mar 12, 20:04
• Ahmad Donyamali told state television on Wednesday, according to Reuters
  Newsweeknewsweek.com/donald/trump…Mar 12, 15:19
• But on Tuesday Donyamali told state television
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/sport/donald…Mar 13, 07:25
• Donyamali said
  Guardiantheguardian.com/football/2026…Mar 13, 10:00
  Irish Timesirishtimes.com/sport/soccer…Mar 13, 00:00
• Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali told state television, via Reuters
  Fox Newsfoxnews.com/sports/iran…Mar 13, 20:33
• Donyamali told state television on Wednesday... he added
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/sport/footba…Mar 13, 11:44