World Cup, the Iranian team’s note in the locker room: "Peace among nations"

The Iranian national team sends a message of peace during the football World Cup. “May peace, respect and friendship prevail among all nations”: thus concludes a handwritten note that the Iranian national team left in the locker room of the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, a Los Angelesafter the 0-0 draw with Belgium.

The Iranian national team sends a message of peace

In addition to the hope of pace accompanied by a Heartmore current than ever with the negotiations between Iran e United States started in Switzerland, in the note the footballers of Team Melli they thank you Los Angeles and the fans for their hospitality and support and claim with legitimate satisfaction their results in this World Cup which sees them still unbeaten.

“From Ancient Persia thousands of years ago to the civilized Iran of today, the spirit of Iran remains alive and well”, says the Iranian national team who will play the last match of the group with theEgypt in Seattle“we came to Los Angeles with pride, we played with honor, and we leave with dignity.”

“Thank you Los Angeles for the hospitality”

“Thank you Los Angeles for your hospitality and thanks to every Iranian who gave their heart, voice and soul for Iran in these 180 minutes”. The reference is to the many fans of ‘Tehrangeles’, as the Californian metropolis is renamed due to the presence of hundreds of thousands of Iranians.

The memory of the Minab massacre

The note does not lack a political reference with the hashtags ‘168’ and ‘minab’, a reference to the city in southern Iran where in February a US bombing caused 168 victims in a girls’ school.