Yadallah Golemi, a player of the Iranian soccer team who was suspended for posting a video on his Instagram page, announced Iran's non-participation in the World Cup in Mexico and said: "We could not go to the World Cup because of the incompetence of the officials. Last year, in Jakarta, Indonesia, we managed to win the Asian World Championship, after five months after the Asian Championship, after the five months of the Asian qualifiers. At the camp, one day before the preparation, we were told that there was no budget for the deployment and also that the airspace of the country was not open."

Yadallah Golemi, a player of the Iranian soccer team who was suspended for posting a video on his Instagram page, announced Iran's non-participation in the World Cup in Mexico and said: "We could not go to the World Cup because of the incompetence of the officials. Last year, in Jakarta, Indonesia, we managed to win the Asian World Championship, after five months after the Asian Championship, after the five months of the Asian qualifiers. At the camp, one day before the preparation, we were told that there was no budget for the deployment and also that the airspace of the country was not open."