Iran's Mehdi Taremi, right, vies for the ball with Nigeria's Chibuike Nwaiwu during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Nigeria in Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iran's Mehdi Taremi, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iran's Saman Ghoddos, left, and Ali Nemati hold pictures of children allegedly killed in a U.S. and Israel strikes in Iran, before a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Iran's players pose for photographer prior a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

FILE - Josh Allen, of the Buffalo Bills, and Hailee Steinfeld appear at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game in New Orleans on Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, right, walks on the pitch ahead of Tuesday's World Cup playoff final soccer match against Bosnia, at the Bilino Polje stadium, in Zenica, Bosnia, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

FILE - A journalist stands at the entrance of the FIGC Italian Soccer Federation, where a logo with four stars (one for each World Cup won) is seen partly in the shade, in Rome, on Nov. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

(FILES) President of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Gabriele Gravina looks on during a training session in Iserlohn, western Germany, on June 11, 2024, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. Gabriele Gravina revealed he would step down as the country's top football official following a meeting held at the FIGC's headquarters in Rome on April 02, 2026. The head of Italy's football federation resigned, falling on his sword after the men's national team failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)