The impacts of Iran–Israel war in sports

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Teheran – The most recently ongoing war involving Iran against Israel and United States since late February have caused some negative impacts not only in economic, but also in sporting industry as well. On Sunday, March 15, the FIA have officially canceled the Formula 1's Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix races due to Bahrain and Saudi Arabian travel restrictions which impacted throughout the war. On the same day, the FIM and MotoGP Group have also postponed the Qatar Motorcycle Grand Prix to November due to Iran launched misslles to Qatar.
United States and Israel's attacks to Iran during war have impacted negatively in sports and economic industries around Middle East countries which affected by the war, including Azerbaijan, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.

In association football, Iran and United States men's national teams' participations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June-July are severely concerned. FIFA has warned that Iran could face fines and a ban from future competitions should it withdraw from the tournament. However, on March 10, Iran hinted that it may do so due to the risk of defections from players. Following a meeting with U.S. President Trump on March 10, FIFA President Infantino said that Trump had reiterated that the Iranian team "is, of course, welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States". In a post on Truth Social, Trump later added that, while the team is welcome, it would "[not be] appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety". In response, Iran asked for FIFA to remove the United States as tournament hosts, referring to President Trump's statement that the Iranian team's safety could not be guaranteed.

According to The Guardian, if Iran were to withdraw, intercontinental playoff participant Iraq or the United Arab Emirates, the last Asian Football Confederation team to be eliminated from the qualifiers, could be likely beneficiaries to replace it in Group G.

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