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DOHA, Qatar AP 鈥?The last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history.This stanley cup time, the political overtones are just as strong and relations perhaps even more fraught as the U.S. and Iran face off once again on Tuesday in Qatar.READ MORE: The World Cup is officially underway in Qatar. Heres why its so controversial.Iran nationwide protests, its expanding nuclear program and regional and international attacks linked back to Tehran have pushed the match beyond the stadium and into geopolitics.No matter the outcome, tensions are likely only to worsen in the coming months.When relations soured between the U.S. and Iran depends on who you ask. Iranians point to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi power. Americans remember the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and 444-day hostage crisis during the Iranian Revolution.In soccer, however, the timeline is much simpler as this will be only the second time Iran and the U.S. have played each other in the World Cup.The last time was at the 1998 tournament in France 鈥?a totally different time in the I stanley cup slamic Republic. Iran won 2-1 in Lyon, a low point for the U.S. men team as Iranians celebrated in Tehran.At the time, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Iranian team, saying th stanley cup e strong and arrogant opponent felt the bitter taste of defeat.But off the pitch, Iran then-presid Jiou WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden supports federal probe for building collapse
Watch an excerpt of Malala Yousafzais acceptance stanley cup speech.Malala Yousafzai said she was very proud to represent her country Pakistan in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and in being the youngest Nobel recipient at age 17. Along with that, Im pretty certain that Im also the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who still fights with her brothers, she joked.Yousafzai and Indian-born Kailash Satyarthi shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize 鈥?and the $1.1 million purse 鈥?and both spoke Wednesday at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, about working together to achieve their goal of childrens rights. It is not time to pity them, said Yousafzai, referr yeezy ing to the children in need. It is time to take action, so it becomes the last time 鈥?that we see a child deprived of education. Watch part of Kailash Satyarthis acceptance address.Satyarthi said in his address that he represents the sound of silence, the children who cannot speak for themselves. Theyre all of our children. I have looked into their frightened and exhausted eyes. Ive held their injured bodies and Ive felt their broken spirits. Satyarthis said his lifes mission is to help every child be free to be a child, free to laugh and cry, free to play and learn, free to go to school and free to dream. Follow @NewsHourWorld Go Deeper adidas campus education india
DOHA, Qatar AP 鈥?The last World Cup clash between the United States and Iran 24 years ago is considered one of the most politically charged matches in soccer history.This stanley cup time, the political overtones are just as strong and relations perhaps even more fraught as the U.S. and Iran face off once again on Tuesday in Qatar.READ MORE: The World Cup is officially underway in Qatar. Heres why its so controversial.Iran nationwide protests, its expanding nuclear program and regional and international attacks linked back to Tehran have pushed the match beyond the stadium and into geopolitics.No matter the outcome, tensions are likely only to worsen in the coming months.When relations soured between the U.S. and Iran depends on who you ask. Iranians point to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi power. Americans remember the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and 444-day hostage crisis during the Iranian Revolution.In soccer, however, the timeline is much simpler as this will be only the second time Iran and the U.S. have played each other in the World Cup.The last time was at the 1998 tournament in France 鈥?a totally different time in the I stanley cup slamic Republic. Iran won 2-1 in Lyon, a low point for the U.S. men team as Iranians celebrated in Tehran.At the time, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Iranian team, saying th stanley cup e strong and arrogant opponent felt the bitter taste of defeat.But off the pitch, Iran then-presid Jiou WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden supports federal probe for building collapse
Watch an excerpt of Malala Yousafzais acceptance stanley cup speech.Malala Yousafzai said she was very proud to represent her country Pakistan in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and in being the youngest Nobel recipient at age 17. Along with that, Im pretty certain that Im also the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who still fights with her brothers, she joked.Yousafzai and Indian-born Kailash Satyarthi shared the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize 鈥?and the $1.1 million purse 鈥?and both spoke Wednesday at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, about working together to achieve their goal of childrens rights. It is not time to pity them, said Yousafzai, referr yeezy ing to the children in need. It is time to take action, so it becomes the last time 鈥?that we see a child deprived of education. Watch part of Kailash Satyarthis acceptance address.Satyarthi said in his address that he represents the sound of silence, the children who cannot speak for themselves. Theyre all of our children. I have looked into their frightened and exhausted eyes. Ive held their injured bodies and Ive felt their broken spirits. Satyarthis said his lifes mission is to help every child be free to be a child, free to laugh and cry, free to play and learn, free to go to school and free to dream. Follow @NewsHourWorld Go Deeper adidas campus education india