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US-Iran politically accused at the first World Cup in the Middle East, the most politically heated of confrontations on the field in Qatar has been conjured up by a World Cup buildup loaded with controversy and geopolitical connotations.
The United States will face Iran, just as it did in the 1998 FIFA World Cup final, despite the fact that diplomatic relations between the two countries have yet to be restored since they were cut in 1980.
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The hope is for a replication of the calm surrounding the 1998 match in France when the Iranians presented their American opponents with white roses before prevailing 2-1.
“It’s been 24 years since 1998 and much longer since the 1970s, and both nations have progressed significantly,” US coach Gregg Berhalter remarked. “It’s a soccer game for us.”
If Group B needed any more suspense, the headlining player in Friday’s draw in Doha was Euro 2020 runner-up England, whose government has had poor relations with Tehran.
Dragan Skocic, Iran’s Croatian coach, remarked, “(A) political group, but I’m not political.” “I concentrate on football.”
This, I believe, is the finest approach in sport, and we should also provide them the opportunity to improve their condition.”
