It is a 1-0 win for the Americans over an Iranian team that is embroiled in a political struggle back home in Iran but this is a big political win for the USA in the end as well as a reversal of the 1998 Iran victory over the USA at the World Cup in France.
The great satan USA lost
In 1998, it was the ‘mother of all games’ for both sides, though the Americans tried not to be political about the match they lost 2-1 against a vibrant Iran side. At that time, Iran was seen as the greatest enemy of the United States while for the Iranians in 1998, their opponents were the great satan USA.
Today, Iran lost 1-0 to the USA and it was once again a political statement for some of the Iranian fans who says their presence in Qatar has helped to expose the abuses at home to the rest of the world. Iranians are demonstrating in the streets against the killing of a young girl who did not wear her ‘head scarf’ property. Many have died and the unrest is still ongoing.
