Published: November 29, 2022
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The Iranian fans are very loud in the stadium tonight, armed with World Cup 2010 co-star Mr A Vuvuzela. They were also in fine voice against Wales as the team scored a crucial victory amid protests back home:
The only other World Cup game between these two sides was at France ‘98, amid ongoing political tension between Washington and Tehran.
In his Guardian match report from Lyon, Richard Williams described the opening minutes of the group game as being filled with the “fierce noise of the Iranian crowd” and a “blizzard of high speed attacks” by the US.
It was Iran who took the lead through Estili, and the celebrations after his header “shook the foundations of Stade de Gerland, if not the Islamic Republic,” said Williams.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/vFruJOd
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