Remarkable scenes in the mixed zone tonight - both players lingering well beyond what FIFA comms asked of them, stepping off the dais to answer more Qs even as their handlers sought to shepherd them out of the area
Seemed eager to express what they're dealing with and how challenging all this is
Charles Boehm ⚽️
Iran’s Mehdi Taremi and Mohammad Mohebi said FIFA president Gianni Infantino was in their locker room pre-game saying he’d help
also said circumstances are unfair — took them 5 hours to travel from Tijuana to LA yesterday (presumably because of immigration) and they have to leave tonight
