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MatiasPalacios t1_ivhvuxt wrote

Reply to comment by Alfred-Fallon-Borden in Thousands urge FIFA to boot Iran out of World Cup over Russian 'kamikaze drones' by 29PiecesOfSilver

Dozens of redditors agree with this! IRAN IS OVER NOW! WE DIDI IT REDDIT!!!

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BreezyWrigley t1_ivk20a7 wrote

Aren’t the people of Iran actively trying to rid themselves of the horrible extremist theocratic government that’s been oppressing them right now? Shouldn’t we be cheering them on for trying to get rid of their problem officials and advance civil liberties and gender equality in their country?

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ArcturusEye t1_ivk3eb3 wrote

they are, also kicking them out of the WC punishes the players and fans more than the govt, so it doesn’t really even make sense

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PJTikoko t1_ivl5eol wrote

Sanctions also punish the poorest people in the country while not at all effecting the rich and powerful in any meaningful way but we still do it.

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MatiasPalacios t1_ivldhas wrote

How is that related with the World Cup?

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BreezyWrigley t1_ivm4v9z wrote

It’s not, but neither is whatever this thing is that happened that people are supposedly saying justifies kicking them out of the World Cup. The Iranian government is supporting Russian war efforts with equipment, and people are claiming the team should be kicked out because of it… but the civilian population is in the middle of trying to purge their government of all the hardliner theocratic right-wingers that have been oppressing them for decades. Seems unfair to punish the people for the actions of their government that they are in the very process of trying to get rid of.

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xhyzBOSS t1_ivjun8r wrote

everyone wants iran out and italy in. Would make the World Cup so much more fun watching.

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Alfred-Fallon-Borden t1_ivk8pgm wrote

Lmao yes let’s give Italy the spot that they couldn’t even beat North Macedonia to get

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Capt_Billy t1_ivkilux wrote

Just set up a nice diving pool in Qatar for them. They’d prefer that anyway

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_ivkmqxk wrote

That's Italy's fault for not playing well in qualifying lol

You didn't see the Netherlands begging for handouts in 2002

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xhyzBOSS t1_ivoeabp wrote

i dont care. no1 wants to watch Iran.

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_ivom9zr wrote

while true...do you think Iran gives a shit? they played well enough to qualify...italy didn't. bottom line

i'm sorry if this bothers you but that's how this tournament works lol

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xhyzBOSS t1_ivtgshk wrote

italy would win over iran a million times man

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_ivth7l5 wrote

thank you for the amazing insight Captain Obvious

again...that's not how World Cup qualifying works lol

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xhyzBOSS t1_ivthjei wrote

DUDE I KNOW HOW IT WORKS, still no1 wants to see iran play. dont bother answering now, also ur american u dont know sht. so stfu When i say it would be cool that italy would replace iran then u dont have to com "awwwww miiiimiiimiiii they r better miimiiimiii" BRO LIKE NO1 cares about that, middle eastern countries r boring 2 watch, its as simple as that. And italy is a household name with rich history, the european championship winners and has good players, i know they didnt qualify, still it would be cool since there was a tiny tiny possibility because Iran is a shitty ass country suppressing women and shipping wardrones to russia.

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