Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas (www.bbc.com)
from Wudi@feddit.uk to world@lemmy.world on 06 Jun 21:16
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azimir@lemmy.ml on 06 Jun 21:25 next collapse

The US Men can’t win a World Cup fairly, so they’ll just kneecap the other teams with immigration shit instead.

sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz on 06 Jun 23:47 next collapse
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azimir@lemmy.ml on 07 Jun 05:42 collapse

Derp, you’re so right. Proofread fail.

jimmy90@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 07:31 collapse

what’s their approach with brazil, germany, italy, france?

sheesh the diversity

Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world on 06 Jun 21:39 next collapse

The don’t think the US or the Iranian men have any real chance

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org on 06 Jun 22:54 next collapse

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

frongt@lemmy.zip on 06 Jun 23:48 next collapse

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

[deleted] on 07 Jun 00:01 next collapse
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Mihies@programming.dev on 07 Jun 07:48 collapse

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?

Onyxonblack@piefed.social on 07 Jun 00:33 next collapse

Tribalistic small-mind detected!

lolo@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jun 02:32 next collapse

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

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 07:15 next collapse

Who started the war again?

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org on 07 Jun 15:05 collapse

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 on 07 Jun 07:30 next collapse

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

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 13:17 next collapse

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

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org on 07 Jun 14:52 collapse

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 on 07 Jun 15:12 collapse

I agree with you, and you are technically correct which I guess is rubbing people the wrong way.

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org on 07 Jun 15:15 collapse

Well, they can go rub someone else's rhubarb then.

no_name_dev_from_hell@programming.dev on 07 Jun 13:25 collapse

Why a nation which starterd a war should host the world cup? Fuck the US.

Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org on 07 Jun 15:09 collapse

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.

MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 13:45 collapse

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

What a monumentally stupid fucking comment.

newton@feddit.online on 07 Jun 05:30 next collapse

Iran will win 2 games ,USA 0

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 07 Jun 08:26 next collapse

I thought Iran had backed out of the World Cup

Teknikal@anarchist.nexus on 07 Jun 13:19 collapse

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.