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The original was posted on /r/soccer by /u/Sparky-moon on 2026-04-23 16:08:21+00:00.
Original Title: The Iranian Embassy in Italy to Trump: “The attempt to exclude Iran from the World Cup only reveals the ‘moral bankruptcy’ of the United States, which is afraid even of the presence of eleven young Iranians on the field of play.”
“Italy has earned its greatness in football on the pitch, not thanks to political privileges,” the Iranian embassy said on X.
“The attempt to exclude Iran from the World Cup only reveals the ‘moral bankruptcy’ of the United States, which is afraid even of the presence of eleven young Iranians on the field of play.”