"You need to deserve to go to the World Cup."Italy's Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti called the suggested swap "shameful".Hours later, Mr Trump was asked at the White House about Iranian soccer players potentially not being allowed into the US for the World Cup "But not the athletes themselves."He added that there had been "speculation that Iran may decide not to come, but then Italy could fill their spot", without adding details."If they decide not to come on their own, it's because they decided not to come," the secretary of state said of Iranian athletes.While Iran was among the first teams to qualify for the World Cup, Italy missed out for the third consecutive tournament, resulting in the resignations of its national team coach and soccer federation president.Mr Zampolli has long been a part of the Trump family orbit, having introduced then-Melania Knauss to Mr Trump at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998