00:06Argentina player Leonardo Balerdi is injured and will not participate at the
00:112026 FIFA World Cup. He tore a ligament during training with a replacement yet to
00:16be named. Balerdi has 11 international caps for his country. Switching to action
00:21on the field, World Cup 2026 co-hosts Canada drew 1-1 with Ireland on Friday
00:27despite reports that the CONCACAF side dominated the game. It was their final
00:31warm-up friendly before the tournament kicks off next week. Canada never won a
00:35World Cup match but have shot up the FIFA rankings in recent years. And finally
00:39Iran is accusing the US of denying visas to integral members of its national
00:44football team's backroom staff. But US officials say visas had been issued to
00:49players and necessary support staff on Friday. Iran play their opening fixture
00:53against New Zealand and Los Angeles on June 15th.
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