Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says 'no one can exclude' it from the World Cup
GENEVA (AP) — Pushing back on U. S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran's national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men's World Cup in the United States. Instead, a post on the team's official Instagram account Thursday suggested maybe the U. S. team should be excluded after Trump indicated that the host country couldn't guarantee the safety of the Iranian players. Trump wrote in a social media post Thursday that the Iranian team was welcome at the World...
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