Canada cancels soccer match with Iran amid protest - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adam Lucente

Adam Lucente

May 27, 2022

COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images — A person wipes the portrait of one of the victims as mourners attend a vigil for the victims of Ukrainian passenger jet flight PS752, which was shot down two years ago over Iran, in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2022. — COLE BURSTON/AFP via Getty Images

Canada has cancelled an upcoming soccer match with Iran amid high tensions between the two countries.

Yesterday, Canada Soccer released a statement saying it canceled the June 5 match against the Iranian national team in Vancouver.

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A woman stands in front of a makeshift memorial at the Boryspil airport outside Kiev, on January 11, 2020, as she pays tribute for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed near the Iranian capital Teheran. - Ukraine demanded on January 11, 2020 that Iran punishes those guilty for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and compensate victims while praising Tehran for cooperating with the "objective" investigation. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AF

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