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Iranian government officials 'took the team's PASSPORTS in the locker room at halftime of 1998 World Cup game vs USA' and told them: 'if they didn't win, they were not welcome back in Iran'... according to USMNT coach at the time Steve Sampson.
Alot of these other countries tend to be extreme when it comes to punishments. Honestly, I'm glad that I don't live in these other countries.
Former USA coach Steve Sampson has claimed the Iranian government intervened at halftime of their 1998 World Cup clash, saying officials confiscated passports and threatened their safety.
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