Not another political World Cup
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-06-11 19:07 UTC+10:00
Section: 2026 FIFA World Cup
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Europe, Elections, World News, US Politics
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U.S. President Donald Trump is hardly the first World Cup host to seek to score political points from the tournament. For almost a century, leaders ranging from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to French President Jacques Chirac have done exactly that.
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