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I_Frunksteen-Blucher t1_iy5cwed wrote

To no-one's surprise at all.

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frankyfrankwalk t1_iy64m89 wrote

It's truly tragic how the families will be treated of those players who might not return to the Islamic republic. I wonder if they're going to be forced to do some sort of bs explanation for how their gesture was supporting their supreme leader.

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mazdayan t1_iy5mqxk wrote

Iran has threatened basically everyone, including all it's religious minorities. The islamist regime pays lipservice to any and all human rights, and only allows such minorities to exist, for example in the case of Zoroastrians (visit /r/Zoroastrianism ) as it would cause an internal and external inferno of rage.

Thank you Internet for allowing minorities to get the word out when needed

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Antibotics t1_iy5zpxq wrote

>The source said that they were told that their families would face ā€œviolence and and tortureā€ if they did not sing the national anthem or if they joined any political protest against the Tehran regime.

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>ā€œThere are a large number of Iranian security officers in Qatar collecting information and monitoring the players,ā€ the source said.

Obviously, this is the best way to improve morale, foster a spirit of sportsmanship and give players the drive to win. /s

There will probably be a very different Iranian team next year unfortunately. I can just see the Iranian government cracking down on dissent worse than they are now.

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frankyfrankwalk t1_iy64yqd wrote

That was an incredibly brave protest it seems considering how brutally the regime seems to be cracking down on it. I just hope those families don't get punished for the incredibly brave actions but authoritarian regimes seem to love locking up and torturing them.

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whatifniki23 t1_iy5r33b wrote

Cowardiceā€¦ If they can only hold position by force.

I stand w the people of Iran.

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elchiguire t1_iy6mo2u wrote

I really wouldnā€™t be surprised if the go, ā€œoh, we canā€™t protest? Fine, weā€™ll let the Americans magically score a ridiculous amount of goals.ā€

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M1nn3sOtaMan t1_iy86duw wrote

I would say this would be a great plan but I have a feeling that letting the other teams win will have the same negative outcome as protesting does to these monsters.

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Juub1990 t1_iy5lpuf wrote

I believe the source.

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shadow1515 t1_iy660w3 wrote

They'd better hope the US can keep up their draw streak.

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waffleconedrone t1_iy6nydu wrote

What would happen if both teams refused to score against each other. That would be amazing. Just kick the ball around and have some laughs.

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shadow1515 t1_iy6o9aj wrote

I have a feeling if the Iranian players truly fear for their lives if they lose, they fear the same outcome if they are not obviously trying to win.

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J_Dom_Squad t1_iy75czs wrote

Iran advances to the knockout stage if they tie or win, US needs a win to advance out of the group stage.

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randomnickname99 t1_iy8uugn wrote

Oh shit they're playing the US? Damn that'd be crazy if they blatantly threw the game. Like just sit down in the middle of the field and refuse to do anything.

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waffleconedrone t1_iy97x1w wrote

That what I was thinking. Would Iran execute their world cup champion team?

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aquamah t1_iy7ik5n wrote

today's match USA - IRAN. who ever wins, we lose.

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Quinn8267 t1_iy840ou wrote

This is my surprise face.

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FelixVaughnFoxy t1_iy71gjx wrote

Itā€™s Iran. Are we surprised that they threaten people letā€™s not talk about the growing revolution and people that government is killing

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WhatWhatWhat79 t1_iy67pib wrote

The US should offer them asylum in exchange for advancing to the knockout stage. Iā€™m sure thatā€™s never happened before in any international sporting competition.

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