The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) infuriated Iranian officials by briefly using an Iranian flag that lacked the Islamic Republic’s symbol.
The U.S. Men’s National Team infuriated Iranian officials by briefly using an Iranian flag that lacked the Islamic Republic’s symbol in the center of the banner on the U.S. team’s social media World Cup posts.
The U.S. will face Iran in a crucial game on Tues., Nov. 29, that will determine which one of them will continue to the next round at the World Cup. Should Iran win, it will knock the U.S. out of the games. But a tie would also send Iran to the next round. “They must be held responsible. Obviously they want to affect Iran’s performance against the US by doing this,” Fagahanpour said, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.
The USMNT claimed that the incomplete Iran flag was posted as a way to stand in solidarity with the current wave of protests that have swept the strict Muslim nation after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was murdered by so-called “morality police” for not wearing her hijab correctly.
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