Egypt coach offers support for Iranian team before crucial World Cup match
- Hossam Hassan invokes FIFA’s ‘respect and fair play’ rules amid US restrictions on Iran, whom Egypt face in Seattle.
- Seattle, US – Egypt’s head coach Hossam Hassan says all teams at the FIFA World Cup must be treated equally amid criticism that Iran has faced unfair scheduling and travel restrictions from tournament cohosts the United States.
- Asked by Al Jazeera if he had a message for the Iranian team, Hassan said on Thursday that he has “respect [for] all of the teams that have a right to be at the World Cup”.
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- Hossam Hassan invokes FIFA’s ‘respect and fair play’ rules amid US restrictions on Iran, whom Egypt face in Seattle.
- Seattle, US – Egypt’s head coach Hossam Hassan says all teams at the FIFA World Cup must be treated equally amid criticism that Iran has faced unfair scheduling and travel restrictions from tournament cohosts the United States.
- Asked by Al Jazeera if he had a message for the Iranian team, Hassan said on Thursday that he has “respect [for] all of the teams that have a right to be at the World Cup”.
Sources: Al Jazeera