drdindMar 3

Scott Ostler on the World Cup and Iran (which has qualified):

"Never before has a World Cup nation’s team boycotted the event for political reasons. Never before has a host nation bombed a fellow World Cup nation during the run-up to the tournament."

Will they come? Will Trump let them?

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https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/bombs-fly-sports-matter-world-cup-iran-u-s-21950627.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy9vc3RsZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9ib21icy1mbHktc3BvcnRzLW1hdHRlci13b3JsZC1jdXAtaXJhbi11LXMtMjE5NTA2MjcucGhw&time=MTc3MjU0NTM4Njc3NA%3D%3D&rid=YzU1ZmI3MzYtNGQxNy00NzhhLThjOWEtMDNhNzUyODcxZjE2&sharecount=NA%3D%3D
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