Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.Unlike many national teams whose supporters rally unquestioningly behind them however, Team Melli arrived at kickoff carrying the weight of deep divisions at home.Inside the sprawling cultural complex, families, students, pensioners and young couples filled rows of seats facing giant screens broadcasting the match from the United States.

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Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised his team’s increasingly difficult preparation conditions before playing Belgium

There was an ideological clash between fellow Iranians before Sunday’s clash with Belgium.

Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.Unlike many national teams…

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Iran took another important step toward advancing in the World Cup, but once again the off-the-field play dominated the conversation

So while neither team was fully happy with the result at SoFi Stadium, Iran drew many more positives. | Sports News

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TEHRAN, June 22 — Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.Unlike...