A Turkish broadcasters has been forced to suspend a veteran commentator after he thought Iran were New Zealand and vice-versa during their World Cup opener - before later realising his blunder

A Turkish broadcasters has been forced to suspend a veteran commentator after he thought Iran were New Zealand and vice-versa during their World Cup opener - before later…

Profissional da TRT Sports confundiu as duas seleções durante vários minutos da partida e foi afastado enquanto emissora abre investigação interna sobre o caso

Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up the Iran and New Zealand teams

ISTANBUL: Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up Iran and New Zealand teams. TRT said in a statement late on Tuesday…

The commentator's bizarre gaffe was determined to be "unacceptable."

Iran and New Zealand faced each other at the World Cup on Monday evening

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