{"id":326869,"date":"2026-03-17T18:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-has-turned-down-a-request-by-irans-mens-football-team-to-move-its-world-cup-matches-to-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:00:25","slug":"fifa-has-turned-down-a-request-by-irans-mens-football-team-to-move-its-world-cup-matches-to-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-has-turned-down-a-request-by-irans-mens-football-team-to-move-its-world-cup-matches-to-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA has turned down a request by Iran&#8217;s men&#8217;s football team to move its World Cup matches to Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yOMYpTjyrFM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA has turned down a request by Iran's men's football team to move its World Cup matches to Mexico\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yOMYpTjyrFM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s participation in the FIFA tournament in North America has been thrown into doubt after the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran last month, which then retaliated with attacks on US bases in other Gulf countries. <\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said last week he did not think it was &quot;appropriate&quot; for Iran to participate &quot;for their own life and safety&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>#IranWar #DonaldTrump #Football #WorldCup <\/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>Iran&#8217;s participation in the FIFA tournament in North America has been thrown into doubt after the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran last month, which then retaliated with attacks on US bases in other Gulf countries. 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