Trump Welcomes Iran to Participate in US World Cup

BlockBeats News, March 11th, Trump expressed welcome to Iran to participate in this year's US World Cup to FIFA. Trump had a conversation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and White House FIFA Task Force Executive Director Andrew Giuliani in the Oval Office of the White House last night. Trump seemed to have forgotten his previous statement of "I really don't care if Iran participates in the World Cup" and instead welcomed Iran.

The 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The opening match will take place on June 11th, and the final will be held on July 19th, lasting a total of 39 days. Iran is expected to play against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15th and then against Belgium on June 21st.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, currently on the prediction market Polymarket, the number one favorite to win the 2026 World Cup is Spain, with a 15% probability of winning, followed closely by England, Argentina, and France.