Iranian football fans receive their men's national football team upon their return from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport on July 1, 2026.
Trevor Noah seems to have gotten into some hot water. During one of his shows, he made comments that angered the elites in football's controlling body — this time, the leadership of the game and the US government.
But this is not the first time that politics and sports have mixed for him. At the 2018 World Cup, he pointed out the obvious on The Daily Show when he said that "Africa won the World Cup." He got pushback from French political leaders but stood firm:
"Black people all over the world were celebrating the African-ness of the French players… Not in a negative way, but rather in a positive way, going 'look at these Africans who can become French'."
Fast forward to 2026, hosting in three North American Countries (US, Canada and Mexico) and what Trevor Noah said seems light in comparison — and it should barely have caused a ripple…
