Football federation of Islamic Republic Iran demanded to disqualify the national team of United States of America because of a flag

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The British newspaper "The Guardian" with reference to agency Tasnim reported that Football federation of Islamic Republic Iran submitted to committee on ethics of the International Federatsiya futbola complaint with the requirement to discharge the national team of United States of America on 10 games for manifestation of disrespect for a national flag of the Islamic republic. Americans in the sports publications used the option of a flag accepted at the Iranian political opposition. Having referred to rules of FIFA, Iranians marked out in the statement that "any person offending advantage or integrity of the country... is subject to punishment in the form of disqualification for the term of not less than 10 matches...