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Unrest in Iran follows soccer fans to World Cup in Doha
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany Iranian fans at the stadium expressed concerns that pro-regime supporters and plainclothes...
Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at World Cup match
The Today Show via AOL· 2 years agoIran’s national men’s soccer team refused to sing the country’s national anthem at the World Cup in...
Iran-US World Cup clash rife with political tension
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history. The...
Iran arrests soccer player for supporting protests, as World Cup team grapples with danger and...
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 2 years agoA former Iranian national soccer player was arrested on Thursday for expressing solidarity with the...
Iran Stunned the U.S. at the 1998 World Cup. That Game Offers Lessons For a Monumental Rematch in...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFans during the FIFA World Cup 1998 match between Iran and United States at Stade de Gerland on June...
US Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem...
US Soccer's biggest misstep with Iran support was mistaking the World Cup for a bubble | Opinion
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoDOHA, Qatar — Sports aren’t played in a bubble. That’s what U.S. Soccer got right, and wrong, with...
Politics of Israel and Iran ensnare 1st World Cup in Mideast
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQatar may hope soccer fans ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East. Israel is not...
World Cup 2022: U.S. Soccer alters Iran flag to support women’s rights movement, then backtracks...
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 2 years agoThe alterations drew thanks on social media from citizens fighting for those rights, but roiled the...
Iran World Cup showdown with U.S. overshadowed by protests against Islamic regime
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIran's Ramin Rezaeian, shown against Wales, said he was unsure whether to laugh or cry after scoring...