A message for the Iranian soccer team: You deserve freedom

Opinion A message for the Iranian soccer team: You deserve freedom By CA Post Editorial Board Published June 14, 2026, 7:16 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Iran’s soccer team is arriving in LA on Monday to play its first match of the World Cup against New Zealand. It is a rare moment, a lull in war that might evoke memories of the Christmas truce of 1914. Back then, in the first winter of the First World War, German and British soldiers on opposing front lines put their weapons down, emerged from the trenches, and celebrated the holiday together. They even played soccer. The Iranian national football team poses for a group photo before a game. REUTERS Today, Iran and the US have been at odds.

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