'Football unites us': Fifa slogan could be challenged at World Cup as Iran war enters the pitch | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-06-08 17:49 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Sport, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, World News, War & Conflict
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Disentangling sport from politics has been a struggle since the Fifa World Cup's inception, but never more so than this year, as one of the three host nations, the US, is locked in a military and diplomatic standoff with Iran, whose team is scheduled to play on American soil.
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