After Egypt’s shock… Iran’s coach. We are not only depressed, we are failing

The coach of the Iranian national team, Amir Kalinoui, expressed his deep regret and shock after the draw (1-1) against the Egyptian team in the American city of Seattle this Saturday morning. The match combined the difficult logistics his team faced throughout the tournament and a shocking setback in the dying breaths of a World Cup match when a goal was disallowed millimeters offside and Syed Ezzat Allah’s header deflected off goalkeeper Mustafa Schubert’s post.

The Iranian national team entered the game with an eye on victory, overcoming exceptional and difficult circumstances to take the second place in the seventh group, behind Belgium. The team had to move its training camp from the US state of Arizona to the Mexican city of Tijuana before the start of the tournament, which coincided with political and military tensions between Iran and the US.

In the 93rd minute of the breathtaking match, the Iranian defender thought Shoja Khalilzadeh scored the most expensive and famous goal in the history of Iranian football After he scored against the Pharaohs, he celebrated by taking off his jersey amid a besiege of his teammates. He even left the celebrations wearing a funky pair of sunglasses to mark the 2-1 progress and historic passage to the second round. However, Iran’s overwhelming joy lasted only a few seconds, after the VAR technology intervened to disallow the goal due to millimeter penetration of the player’s front foot. The technology gave the Egyptian team a historic first-ever passage to the round of 32 to take on Australia, while Iran faced a difficult reckoning to finish in the top three.

At the press conference held after the meeting, Kalinoy commented, according to the website.ESPN:“There are clear rules based on technology and I accept that, but I am completely devastated by this bad syndrome to miss our target by millimeters, This is technological justiceBut it is a crazy misfortune. I’ve always said we’re an underdog team, and now I can say we’re an unfair team, too,” he said, referring to severe travel restrictions and the denial of visas to some members of his technical staff.

The report revealed the sufferings of the Iranian delegation. They had to fly back and forth from Mexico to the US for the first two games, arriving just a day before the game and then leaving shortly after the final whistle; “In football, your body’s vitality index drops after a game, and when you have to get on a plane for a 3-hour flight, you completely destroy the recovery process. They did this to us three times and their behavior towards us was appalling and insulting and I hope the world will see that, not to mention the ongoing war in our country.”

The Iranian coach concluded his speech with an urgent appeal to FIFA President Gianni Infantino to stand up against the host country in the future and prevent a repeat of these restrictions, paying tribute to his country; “I say to my nation and team.