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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Can Iran win this? That would be great to see.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

No. Iran can't win it for two reasons. First is that they aren't as good as any of the top teams. They are a good team, don't get me wrong, but nowhere near even the top 20. The second is that FIFA is corrupt as fuck and wouldn't let Iran even sniff a semi-final match.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago

Could just add it to their demands for opening the Strait of Hormuz.