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The US coach apologized for the Iranian flag

Before this, the word “Allah” in the middle was removed from the flag images USA of the World Cup team social was used in media posts

USA national head coach of the national team Greg Berhalter (Gregg Berhalter) apologized for distorting the national flag of Iran.

Before this, the word “Allah” in the middle was removed from the flag images USA of the World Cup team social was used in media posts.

BBC writes that these photos later social removed from media networks.

Nevertheless, the Football Federation of Iran filed a complaint with FIFA regarding the incident.

A matter beyond football

The coach of the US national team said that “sometimes there are issues beyond our control”:

“We don’t pay much attention to such issues outside of football. “All we can do now is apologize on behalf of our players and staff, but that’s not something we do.”

USA and Iran Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been broken since 1980, and the World Cup will be played between the United States andIran The match comes at a time when widespread protests are sweeping Iran.

Iran states that the anti-government protests are instigated by foreign enemies – the United States and Israel.

The US has imposed numerous sanctions on Iranian officials and companies for violence against protesters.

Support for Iranian women

The United States has announced that Iran’s official flag will not be used on social media as a show of “support for those fighting for basic women’s rights in Iran.”

The Iranian authorities react to the protests with brutal repression. Protests 22 years old Mahsa Amini It started after she was taken to the police station for violating the hijab rule and died there.

The U.S. Soccer Federation later said that the distorted photos of the flag in social media posts had been removed or replaced with Iran’s official flag.

Berhalter said:

“We didn’t know what the US federation was doing. Neither the players nor our staff knew about it. Our focus is on the match… Of course, our hearts are with the people of Iran, the whole country and everyone. But our thoughts are on this match.”

The decisive match

According to the current situation in the tournament table, the winner of the match to be held on November 29 will go to the next stage.

A draw would see the USA out of the competition and Iran’s progress to the next round would depend on Wales beating England.

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