{"id":325204,"date":"2026-03-11T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-will-not-compete-in-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:00:06","slug":"iran-will-not-compete-in-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-will-not-compete-in-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran will not compete in World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vyN25abpFoo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran will not compete in World Cup\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vyN25abpFoo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran says it will not compete in this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s sports minister says it\u2019s no longer able to play, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after President Donald Trump said he had no issue with Iran taking part.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on June 11th, the World Cup is being held in the US, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was due to play its group stage fixtures in American cities.<\/p>\n<p>If the withdrawal is official, FIFA will decide which team takes Iran\u2019s place.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran says it will not compete in this summer\u2019s World Cup. 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