{"id":349684,"date":"2026-06-05T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-us-president-donald-trump-make-the-world-cup-about-him-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:00:32","slug":"will-us-president-donald-trump-make-the-world-cup-about-him-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-us-president-donald-trump-make-the-world-cup-about-him-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Will US President Donald Trump make the World Cup about him? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bZ2hFTZDFg8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will US President Donald Trump make the World Cup about him? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZ2hFTZDFg8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>How much will US President Donald Trump make the World Cup about him? 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