The conference prior to Iran’s match against the United States became a field of questions outside of sports, almost an interrogation of the coaches and players about the international tension that concerns both countries and about the criticism of Iran for its treatment of women in the violation of their human rights.
United States coach Gregg Berhalter and midfielder Tyler Adams put up the shield and the press the darts.
“I’m a football coach,” Berhalter was saying as the questions kept coming.
US .Soccer, that is, the American Soccer Federation ignited the flame of rivalry, motivating the political to enter the sporting sphere. When promoting the party on its platforms, it placed the flag of Iran without the emblem of the Republic of Islam. This inflamed the Iranian Federation, represented an insult and demanded that FIFA intervene. They want the exclusion of the United States from the competition. The same connotation and intention with which they have asked at the national level to withdraw their troops and bases from the Persian Gulf.