PLDC - According to reports, Omid Ravankhah, head coach of Iran’s U-23 national football team, was briefly detained and questioned upon his arrival in Tehran from Dubai. Security forces reportedly confiscated his passport and later allowed him to leave the airport.

PLDC - Omid Reza Ravankhah, head coach of Iran’s U-23 national football team, openly expressed his support for the Iranian people and the national uprising against the Islamic Republic following the match against Lebanon in the Asian Championship.

PLDC - Korea Republic and IR Iran played out a 0–0 draw in their opening Group C match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 on Wednesday.