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FIFA chief to visit Iran; Infantino top meet President Raisi

The director of Iran’s Football Federation says he and his colleagues have made arrangements for a meeting between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and FIFA President Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino during his upcoming visit to Iran.

Shahab Azizi Khadem did not specify what will be on the agenda of talks between President Raisi and Infantino.

The FIFA president is going to visit Iran late January or early February.

He will attend matches pitting Iran against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates respectively on January 27 and February 1 as part of competitions in Group C winners in the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

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