Iranisches Team spielt Proteste herunter: Wir sind nicht politisch
Irans Trainer Amir Ghalenoei und Stürmer Mehdi Taremi erklärten, dass sie bei der FIFA-Weltmeisterschaft für alle Iraner spielen werden, da vor ihrem Auftaktspiel gegen Neuseeland Proteste drohen.
LOS ANGELES -- Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei and forward Mehdi Taremi said they would be playing for all Iranians at the FIFA World Cup , as the prospect of protests looms ahead of their opening game against New Zealand on Monday.
Iran's squad touched down in Los Angeles on Sunday for the first of three Group G games that are to be staged in the United States . Monday's meeting with the Kiwis is set to be followed by an encounter with Belgium also in Los Angeles on June 21, then a clash with Egypt in Seattle on June 26.
Monday's match will take place against a backdrop of a conflict that began in…
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