Ever since the FIFAWorldCup kicked-off, many Iranians have been torn over whether to support their national team. Iran and the U.S. will face off at 2 pm ET in a game that could determine which team will advance to the knockout stage
, some Iranians want their team to lose. “I just wondered where I had made that huge mistake in bringing him up. How could he back the mullahs’ team?” Soheila, a 58-year-old former nurse in Tehran, told the newspaper of her son’s support of the Iranian national team.
The Islamic Republic has cited the team’s success on the pitch, raising concerns about “sportswashing.” “The Iranian national team players made the Iranian nation happy. May God make them happy,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday, following Iran’s surpriseBut for Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the reluctance of some Iranians to support their squad “shifted” after the win against Wales. “Iranians adore [soccer].
Below, a round up of the controversy around Iran’s squad ahead of Tuesday’s game, and a look at the country’s odds of advancing to the knockout stage for the first time ever.In a press conference Monday, U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter and U.S. squad captain Tyler Adams fielded questions from Iranian state TV reporters about the relationship between the two governments, as well as their personal convictions. “We support Iran’s people and Iran’s team.
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