Donald Trump FIFA Iran World Cup

    by Miyutoronto: Donald Trump

    During a discussion, a journalist noted that the FIFA president, Gianni, stated Iran's team will be playing in the World Cup, and Donald Trump replied that if Gianni said so, it's fine with him. When asked what if they win, Trump said he'll deal with that later and suggested they should just play.

    Transcript (en)

    And a little while ago, the president of FIFA said that when the World Cup is here in the U.S., the team from Iran will be playing in the games. Well, if Johnny said it, I'm okay. Did Johnny say it? He did. Johnny Infantino, that's a piece of work. What if they win? Well, if they win, we'll have to worry about that. That's not... I'm going to have to worry about that one. Look, you know what? Let him play well. Johnny's fantastic. He's a friend of mine. And he talked about it. And he said, you do whatever you want. You can have them. You don't have to have them. Probably have a good team. Do they have a good team? Do you have any idea? I have no idea. Would be hard to believe, actually. But I think let them play. Right? Mr. President. It's a little bit different, but what is your opinion?