Guardian Australia · World Cup 2026

Iran twice come from behind to claim draw in World Cup opener with New Zealand

· By Ben Fisher
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What, really, were the emotions flowing through the veins of Iran’s players as they took to the pitch in Los Angeles? A few hours earlier Donald Trump, in France before the G7 summit, said a peace deal had been signed. A penny for the thoughts, too, of the Fifa president up in the VIP seats, Gianni Infantino, who in…

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