An Iranian media outlet has called for the United States to be expelled from the World Cup after the U.S. men’s national team posted an image on its official social media accounts of Iran’s national flag without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
The United States Soccer Federation said that it made the decision to edit the official flag’s appearance to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights.”
The Iranian government accused the U.S. of “removing the name of God” from its national flag.
