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1. Shard Calculation

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Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa115)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c9q5rvp58yxo\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c9q5rvp58yxo\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c9q5rvp58yxo","crawl_time":1773335321,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/sport\/football\/articles\/c9q5rvp58yxo s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump: US president says Iran 'welcome' at 2026 World Cup but not 'appropriate' - BBC Sport","meta_descriptions":["US president Donald Trump says Iran are \"welcome\" at the 2026 World Cup but it is not \"appropriate\" for them to be there."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"US president Donald Trump has said Iran's men's football team is \"welcome\" at the 2026 World Cup but that it is not \"appropriate\" for them to be there \"for their own life and safety\".\nTrump's comments come after Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, said his country were\nnot in a position to participate\nin the tournament, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June.\nIran are due to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles on 15 and 21 June respectively, and Egypt in Seattle on 26 June.\nBut their participation has been in doubt since the US and Israel launched strikes on the country, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\nIran responded by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.\n\"The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,\" Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday.\nEarlier this week, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said Trump had told him\nIran are \"welcome to compete\"\nat this summer's finals.\nBut in an interview with the IRIB Sports Network on Tuesday, Donyamali said: \"Given that this corrupt government has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances do we have the appropriate conditions to participate in the World Cup.\n\"Our boys are not safe, and conditions for participation do not exist.\"\nIf Iran does withdraw from what would be its fourth consecutive World Cup, Fifa's regulations give the governing body discretion to choose a replacement, but it is unclear who that would be.","attrs_markdown":"[BBC Homepage](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n\n- [Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c9q5rvp58yxo#main-heading)\n- [Accessibility Help](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/accessibility\/)\n\n- [Your account](https:\/\/account.bbc.com\/account?lang=en-GB&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticles%2Fc9q5rvp58yxo&userOrigin=SPORT_PS)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Innovation](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/innovation)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- 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[Iran](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/iran)\n- [Scores & Fixtures](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/iran\/scores-fixtures)\n- [Table](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/iran\/table)\n\n# 'Not appropriate' for Iran to be at World Cup - Trump\n![U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c614\/live\/03165f10-1e2f-11f1-a76e-b1f08d59c0bf.jpg)\n\nImage source, Getty Images\n\nImage caption,\n\nUS president Donald Trump was awarded the Fifa Peace Prize in December 2025\n\nByEmily Salley\n\nBBC Sport journalist\n\n**US president Donald Trump has said Iran's men's football team is \"welcome\" at the 2026 World Cup but that it is not \"appropriate\" for them to be there \"for their own life and safety\".**\n\nTrump's comments come after Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, said his country were [not in a position to participate](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cx2d5r92rk0o) in the tournament, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June.\n\nIran are due to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles on 15 and 21 June respectively, and Egypt in Seattle on 26 June.\n\nBut their participation has been in doubt since the US and Israel launched strikes on the country, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\n\nIran responded by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.\n\n\"The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,\" Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday.\n\nEarlier this week, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said Trump had told him [Iran are \"welcome to compete\"](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce3g4qq139ko) at this summer's finals.\n\nBut in an interview with the IRIB Sports Network on Tuesday, Donyamali said: \"Given that this corrupt government has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances do we have the appropriate conditions to participate in the World Cup.\n\n\"Our boys are not safe, and conditions for participation do not exist.\"\n\nIf Iran does withdraw from what would be its fourth consecutive World Cup, Fifa's regulations give the governing body discretion to choose a replacement, but it is unclear who that would be.\n\n## Related topics\n- [Iran](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/iran)\n- [Football](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football)\n- [FIFA World Cup](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/world-cup)\n\n## More on this story\n- [Follow your club with BBC Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce8e6y90g2jo)\n  \n  ![A graphic of Premier League players from 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Trump's comments come after Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, said his country were [not in a position to participate](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx2d5r92rk0o) in the tournament, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June. Iran are due to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles on 15 and 21 June respectively, and Egypt in Seattle on 26 June. But their participation has been in doubt since the US and Israel launched strikes on the country, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. "The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday. Earlier this week, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said Trump had told him [Iran are "welcome to compete"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce3g4qq139ko) at this summer's finals. But in an interview with the IRIB Sports Network on Tuesday, Donyamali said: "Given that this corrupt government has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances do we have the appropriate conditions to participate in the World Cup. "Our boys are not safe, and conditions for participation do not exist." 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Readable Markdown	US president Donald Trump has said Iran's men's football team is "welcome" at the 2026 World Cup but that it is not "appropriate" for them to be there "for their own life and safety". Trump's comments come after Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, said his country were [not in a position to participate](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx2d5r92rk0o) in the tournament, which is being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 11 June. Iran are due to face New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles on 15 and 21 June respectively, and Egypt in Seattle on 26 June. But their participation has been in doubt since the US and Israel launched strikes on the country, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones towards Israel and four Gulf Arab countries which host US military bases - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. "The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday. Earlier this week, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said Trump had told him [Iran are "welcome to compete"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce3g4qq139ko) at this summer's finals. But in an interview with the IRIB Sports Network on Tuesday, Donyamali said: "Given that this corrupt government has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances do we have the appropriate conditions to participate in the World Cup. "Our boys are not safe, and conditions for participation do not exist." If Iran does withdraw from what would be its fourth consecutive World Cup, Fifa's regulations give the governing body discretion to choose a replacement, but it is unclear who that would be.
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