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Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray defeated Antalyaspor 4-2 to claim a fourth consecutive Turkish Super Lig title on Saturday.
Galatasaray trailed twice in the game but rallied to secure a crucial victory.
Osimhen netted his first goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.
The Nigeria international was on target again two minutes from time.
The 27-year-old has so far recorded 15 goals and five assists in 22 league appearances for the Yellow and Reds this season.
Okan Buruk’s side have garnered 77 points from 33 games, with one game remaining this season.
Second-placed Fenerbahçe have 73 points from the same number of matches.
The United States will not exclude Iran from the World Cup tournament it is hosting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, after an official mused about replacing war-battered Iran with Italy, which did not qualify.
“The problem with Iran, it would be not their athletes. It would be some of the other people that we want to bring with them,” Rubio told reporters, denying Washington had asked the Iranian team not to come.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday that Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war.
“Iran will be at the World Cup,” Infantino said at half-time of Iran’s friendly against Costa Rica in Turkey.
“That’s why we’re here. We’re delighted because they’re a very, very strong team, I’m very happy.”
“I’ve seen the team, I’ve spoken to the players and the coach, so everything is fine,” added Infantino, whose attendance at Tuesday’s game was unannounced.
Infantino went on to stress that Iran’s “matches will be played where they are supposed to be, according to the draw”.
The World Cup, being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, starts on June 11.
Iran are set to play their first Group G game against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. They are then scheduled to play Belgium in Los Angeles on June 21 and Egypt in Seattle on June 27.
Iran’s participation had been thrown into doubt by the war with the US and Israel that broke out on February 28.
The Iranian football federation said earlier this month it was “negotiating” with FIFA to relocate the country’s World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also said that her country is prepared to host Iran’s first-round matches at the tournament if needed.
Infantino initially said that US President Donald Trump had given assurances that the Iranian team would still be welcome.
But Trump then stated that Iran’s team should not travel to the tournament “for their own life and safety”.
