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Wudi@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours ago

Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas

www.bbc.com

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Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas

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Wudi@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours ago
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Iranian officials say technical staff have been denied visas, hours after the US said players could enter the country.
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  • Teknikal@anarchist.nexus
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    I’d love to see Iran knock out the US it could potentially happen I think if both finish their groups in second place.

    Crazier things have happened.

  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    I thought Iran had backed out of the World Cup

  • azimir@lemmy.ml
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    The US Men can win a World Cup fairly, so they’ll just kneecap the other teams with immigration shit instead.

    • jimmy90@lemmy.world
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      what’s their approach with brazil, germany, italy, france?

      sheesh the diversity

    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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      • can’t
      • azimir@lemmy.ml
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        Derp, you’re so right. Proofread fail.

        • Count042@lemmy.ml
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          You can also just blame autocorrect.

  • newton@feddit.online
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    Iran will win 2 games ,USA 0

  • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world
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    The don’t think the US or the Iranian men have any real chance

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    Why are they coming here? They’re from an enemy nation who considers themselves at war with us.

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      I don’t know, maybe because they’re athletes and not the cause of the conflict?

      What a monumentally stupid fucking comment.

    • ms.lane@lemmy.world
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      Who started the war again?

      • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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        The nation with a three-century history of military action whenever we need a resource or our corporate overlords demand a better profit margin.

    • jimmy90@lemmy.world
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      lol i find it hilarious that you get downvoted for pointing out the obvious; why are 2 nations at war are playing football for entertainment in the nation with which you are at war

      it’s fucking bizarro

      • no_name_dev_from_hell@programming.dev
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        Why a nation which starterd a war should host the world cup? Fuck the US.

        • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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          I don’t want it here either. Don’t come to Meadowlands Stadium. It would send a clear message if the final game (and any others held there) has zero attendance and zero viewers.

          We’re already jammed on weekends. Don’t come to NJ. Don’t attend the games.

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        I think it’s the phrasing “consider themselves at war” that is causing the down votes.

        • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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          Until the US Congress declares a war, we’re committed to a limited armed intervention. They’re calling it a war. The Iranian authorities don’t consider it being policed or limitedly intervened. For them, it’s a war.

          • Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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            I agree with you, and you are technically correct which I guess is rubbing people the wrong way.

            • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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              Well, they can go rub someone else’s rhubarb then.

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      Very seriously, I’d rather have them here than you.

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      Tribalistic small-mind detected!

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      Sports should be above that. We had the Olympics in Nazi Germany.

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        Why are we banning Russia then? But seriously, are you good with a team representing a country that is commiting a genocide or an offensive illegal war even as they play a game?

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