After women players defect, Iran hints men will skip World Cup

"If the World Cup is like this, who in their right mind would send their national team to a place like this?" Mehdi Taj asked on Iranian state television. The men's World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, but Iran is scheduled to play all three group games in the United States, two in Los Angeles and one in Seattle. Its participation has been in out doubt since the United States and Israel started their attacks on Iran which launched reprisals. On Tuesday, at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia...