{"id":323088,"date":"2026-03-04T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-war-with-us-and-israel-prevent-iran-from-playing-in-2026-world-cup-iran-usa-worldcup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:30","slug":"could-war-with-us-and-israel-prevent-iran-from-playing-in-2026-world-cup-iran-usa-worldcup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-war-with-us-and-israel-prevent-iran-from-playing-in-2026-world-cup-iran-usa-worldcup\/","title":{"rendered":"Could war with US and Israel prevent Iran from playing in 2026 World Cup? #iran #usa #worldcup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lZplWu1SLa8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could war with US and Israel prevent Iran from playing in 2026 World Cup? #iran #usa #worldcup\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lZplWu1SLa8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The World Cup is starting this summer, where the Iran national team, known by supporters as Team Melli, is due to play their three group stage games on US soil.<\/p>\n<p>But with US-Israeli attacks on Iran\u00a0continuing and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that the &quot;hardest hits are yet to come&quot;, the nation&#8217;s involvement in the North American tournament this summer has been thrown into doubt.<\/p>\n<p>At least 787 people have been killed in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, while the US death toll stands at six<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Cup is starting this summer, where the Iran national team, known by supporters as Team Melli, is due to play their three group stage games on US soil. 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