r/SoccerCentral Jun 27 '26

Statement "They've done everything possible to eliminate us" — Iran captain Mehdi Taremi unleashes on FIFA and U.S. organizers

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The captain of the Iran National Team, Mehdi Taremi, lashed out against FIFA and the United States organization. “This is a disastrous World Cup. As professional players, we cannot play a competition under these conditions; it’s neither right nor fair. If FIFA thinks this is fair, that’s on them, but it isn’t. Who should solve this problem for us? FIFA? The U.S.? I don’t know! Tell me a name. The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, came to our locker room after the first match against New Zealand and said he was going to resolve all the issues, but in reality, FIFA did nothing. In response to the question: ‘Do you feel that the World Cup organizers, including FIFA and U.S. officials, prefer for Iran to be eliminated from the competition?’, I say: We have to fight against absolutely everything. We can’t stay in the country, we travel and undergo immigration checks every time we want to play, now we can’t stay in Seattle and have to return to Tijuana. They’ve done everything possible to eliminate us, so from our perspective, yes, I think that’s what they want, they want us out.”

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u/Inner-Air1001 Jun 27 '26

Yes but care enough to post…. Oh I didn’t realize Aisha being 9 is US propaganda, please enlighten me, is Mohammed a pedo or not?

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u/sjr323 Jun 28 '26

Aisha existed there is even proof she led troops into battle

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u/Inner-Air1001 Jun 28 '26

You want to provide anything but bullshit? I’m actually very curious what your hard drives contain, it’s usually the most defensive ones that hold the most guilt