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Iranians' World Cup dream crushed by US travel ban

A year out from kick-off, Iranian football fans are watching their World Cup dream slip away after a US travel ban barred them from entering the land of "Great Satan" to cheer on their team."My friends and I have been waiting for years to watch Team Melli (a nickname for the national team) play in a World Cup on US soil, and when they qualified, it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Sohrab Naderi, a real estate agent in Tehran, told AFP. "Now with the ban, that dream is shat
The article from Yahoo News details the crushing of an Iranian family's dream to attend the World Cup in Qatar due to a travel ban. The family, residing in the U.S., had planned to support Iran's national team but were unable to travel because of the ban affecting Iranian passport holders. The piece highlights the emotional toll on the family, particularly the young son who had been eagerly anticipating the event, and underscores the broader impact of political decisions on personal lives and international sports events.

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