【Now Sports】Political disputes, after moving to the stadium to compete, there is no hatred here, only peace and love! The United States beat Iran 1-0 in the final round of Group B of the World Cup on Tuesday to join England in the same group. After the match, many of the defeated Iranian players sat on the ground with sad expressions, and even shed tears. However, the American players did not just celebrate the victory, but extended a hand of friendship and stepped forward to comfort the lost opponent.
It is said that striker Josh Sargent, who played for Norwich, was the first American player to offer comfort and encouragement to Iranian players. After witnessing this scene with Tim Fivea and others, they also stopped to celebrate, and expressed their hearts to the Iranian players along with Shazhen.
After the game, Sha Zhen said in an interview: “My sympathy is for every team, no matter who it is. In such a big game, their frustration will touch me, so I want to say some words of encouragement. However, every team Players are human beings who have tried their best to get to this big moment and it must be hard to lose.”
Tim Fivea, who has Liberian and Jamaican ancestry, understands this better: “The United States and Iran have many political problems. I just want to show that we are all human beings and love each other. I just want to spread peace and love. Showing him that he comes from different backgrounds and grew up differently, but he can also be my family, my brother. I love them as much as I love the people I grew up with.”
In fact, when the two teams met for the first time in the 1998 World Cup, the relationship between the two countries was also very tense at that time. The United States also defined Iran as an axis of evil, but the players of both sides still conveyed peace and love, sending flowers and pennants to each other to show Friendliness on the football field.