Iran show resilience after politically charged World Cup opener
Iran and New Zealand did their best to let football do the talking in their politically-charged Group G match. A Fifa ban on Iran’s pre-revolutionary flag was upheld hours before kick-off, though thousands of Iranians sported the flag at the Los Angeles Stadium, while the Iranian national anthem was booed loudly. All this just hours after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a US-Iran peace agreement. The All Whites produced a deadly combination in the shape of Chris Wood's outstanding hold-up play and the box-crashing runs of Elijah Just, who hit a double. But Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebi ensured a deserved point in one of the games of the tournament so far.
