STORY-TRÅD·sport

Iran World Cup coach says 'impacted' by politics but ignoring 'hype'

Iran's coach Amir Ghalenoei said on Sunday that his team is simply at the World Cup to 'represent the respectful people of Iran.' A press conference took place barely an hour after a peace deal between the US and Iran was announced, bringing an 'immediate and permanent' end to military operations on all fronts.

1. 15 juni 02:40Senast uppdaterad

   Irans fotbollslag kommenterar politisk press inför VM

   Irans förbundskapten och en spelare har uttalat sig om lagets roll inför fotbolls-VM, och betonar att de representerar hela Irans befolkning trots politiska spänningar.