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The United States and Iran form a rather tense historical relationship, so the party gains an additional attraction.
Other conflicts that have drawn attention in Qatar are that of Iran and its government and, of course, Russia’s support for that country.
To ensure their qualification, both Iran and the United States will need to win, as a draw brings Wales to life.
Today, the meeting between United States and Iran It is being disputed, representing a historic rivalry, although not due to their football history, where incidentally they have barely met.
The responsibility that coaches carry Gregg Berhalter and Carlos Queiroz It is sporting, however, for many it means even more, especially given the hostile relationship that has existed between the two countries on geopolitical issues for many decades.
The United States vs. Iran, a rivalry that surpasses soccer
It was in the mid-1950s to the late 1970s when trade relations between the United States and Iran arguably began and ended. And it is that the equal distribution of oil profits maintained the union between both countries. However, when the Islamic Revolution broke out in 1979, the Shah Reza Pahlavi He was overthrown. With the regime change, tensions between the two nations increased.
Everything exploded when Iranian students took the American embassy in Tehran and took 63 hostages. The United States was forced to definitively end their relations and froze 12 billion dollars in Iranian assets and blocked both flights and commercial exchanges.
After that, between 1981 and 1988, the United States allowed the use of chemical weapons in the conflict that cost the lives of more than 1.5 million people, between Iraqis and Iranians. During the last months of the war, the United States increased the conflict between the two nations when it shot down a plane with 290 passengers from that country, signaling that they thought it was a military plane.
In addition to this, tensions increased when in 2006 Iran threatened to end the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, with which both countries had planned to build up to 23 nuclear power stations when they still had a great relationship.
Despite the dark chapter with Donald Trump that could have resulted in a war, relations are currently much more stable and there is talk of a possible new beginning, although it is really uncertain.
Soccer is not apolitical
Proof that political tensions are immanent in any social expression and have had repercussions throughout history, is that currently in Russia, in the center of Moscow, a call has been made to fans to support the Iran team against United States in Qatar:
🇮🇷🇺🇸 | QATAR 2022: One of Russia’s largest cinemas in central Moscow calls on football fans to support Iran against the US in today’s game. pic.twitter.com/PaA6DxtxNU
– Alert News 24 (@AlertaNews24) November 29, 2022
It has been in this same World Cup that even the players themselves have refused to sing their own national anthem due to internal ideological disputes, to such an extent that the government of said country has threatened the soccer players with torture to their relatives if they continue without singing. the anthem.
Qatar 2022 for the United States and Iran.
Iran and the United States have played two games in history, in 1998 during the World Cup in France, where the Asians beat the North Americans 2-1. Meanwhile, in 2000 they had a friendly match that ended in a tie between the two squads.
The United States comes into this match undefeated, but still unable to win at Qatar 2022, while Iran comes off a 6-2 loss to England, and a 2-0 win over Wales.
At this time, of the teams in the CONCACAF, Canada is the worst placed, with two losses, followed by Mexico, with one tie and one loss. Then there is the United States with two draws and, finally, Costa Rica, being the only one that has been able to win, despite having been humiliated against Spain in their debut. It’s almost a given that the team that wins will be in the next round.
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