{"id":350538,"date":"2026-06-09T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-wanted-football-not-politics-but-the-2026-world-cup-is-both-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:00:38","slug":"fifa-wanted-football-not-politics-but-the-2026-world-cup-is-both-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-wanted-football-not-politics-but-the-2026-world-cup-is-both-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA wanted football, not politics \u2014 but the 2026 World Cup is both | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NxemqS57QBo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA wanted football, not politics \u2014 but the 2026 World Cup is both | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxemqS57QBo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino frequently touts keeping politics out of sports. But is that even possible? The reality is that football and politics have always been deeply connected.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#us #worldcup #trump #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino frequently touts keeping politics out of sports. But is that even possible? The reality is that football and politics have always been deeply connected. 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