Football WC Amid War: FIFA’s "Too Big to Stop" Comment Sparks Row | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

With less than three months to go for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting spectacle is already surrounded by controversy. As tensions rise in West Asia, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, questions are being raised about how global geopolitics could impact the tournament that will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Despite the escalating conflict, FIFA officials insist the World Cup is “too big” to postpone, while President Donald Trump has stirred debate with his blunt comments on Iran’s participation. With visa tensions, diplomatic friction, and security concerns looming large, can football ignore the world’s political realities? Rupha Ramani breaks down how war, politics, and sport are colliding ahead of the biggest World Cup ever.

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