‘Part of our culture’: Iran defying hardships and dreaming of first World Cup knockout round appearance
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After Iran played to a draw Sunday inside SoFi Stadium, its second of the World Cup in as many matches, the team’s coach began his post-match assessment by backing up six months. Among the many elements of Iranian society thrown into disarray in late February by joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel was the country’s soccer infrastructure. Its domestic league stopped playing. Iran’s top Iranian soccer official expressed doubt the country would play in this World Cup — co-
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