Iranian journalists takeover World Cup conference, ask US players about 'representing a racist country'
AL RAYYAN, QATAR: Iranian journalists interrupted a World Cup press conference on Monday, November 28 to question US players how they felt about "representing a racist country" before chastising them for incorrectly pronouncing their own nation's name. Iranian media who seemed uninterested in talking about the game that will take place in Qatar's Al Thumama stadium on November 29 bombarded US coach Gregg Berhalter and team captain Tyler Adams with politically inflammatory questions.
The two were grilled extensively about alleged systematic racism in America, the stringent visa restrictions the US has against citizens of Iran, and Uncle Sam's naval presence in the Persian Gulf are some of the topics. During the half-hour news conference, Adams even received criticism from one journalist for pronouncing "aye-ran" with an American accent. The two were probably left thinking as if they had just been subjected to an investigation, reported Daily Mail.