Iran soccer players honor alleged child victims of the war before World Cup warmup

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ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran soccer players and officials posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes before their World Cup warmup against Costa Rica on Tuesday. There were no spectators at the stadium in Antalya but FIFA President Gianni Infantino was present. The Iran players were joined by coach Amir Ghalenoei, Iran Football Federation vice president Mehdi Mohammad Nabi and staff members, holding the photographs while singing the national anthem. Iran won

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