World Cup 2026: The true winner was Palestine

World Cup 2026: The true winner was Palestine Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 21:38 Spain's victory over Argentina symbolised growing momentum in the global fight against Israeli oppression An Iranian fan waves a Palestinian flag ahead of Iran's match against New Zealand in Inglewood, California, on 15 June 2026 (Frederic J Brown/AFP) On As the World Cup was unfolding, Israel was continuing its uninterrupted murder and land theft across occupied Palestine and Lebanon , having also triggered the megalomaniacal US President Donald Trump to join its war on Iran . But the genocidal Zionists were not entirely oblivious to the World Cup. They still managed to poison former world champion Argentina’s name and sully its reputation.