Italy rejects idea to replace Iran at FIFA WC, calls it 'shameful'

Italy has rejected the idea of its national team replacing Iran at the FIFA World Cup 2026. This comes after Paolo Zampolli, a US special envoy, said he floated the idea to US President Donald Trump and FIFA. "I'd feel offended," Luciano Buonfiglio, President of the Italian Olympic Committee, reacted, while Italy's Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti called the idea "shameful".