Beijing time (CEST) 27 June, FIFA World Cup Group G Match Day 3, Egypt 1-1 Iran. After the match, Iranian striker Taremi was interviewed in the mixed zone.

First, what are your feelings about the dramatic ending of this match?

Unfortunately, I feel sad, but we still have hope. People always have hope. We had great energy in the dressing room after the match. So, let's see what happens next. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and seeing the result.

Do you know if you have to return to Tijuana tonight?

Yes, we have to return. We've been complaining about these things from the beginning.

This has been a disastrous FIFA World Cup. I mean FIFA—they should have resolved every problem here, but unfortunately they failed to resolve them from the start.

Infantino came to our dressing room during the first match and said it was just the beginning. But the group stage ends tomorrow, and our logistics staff aren't here—they don't have visas.

How is it possible that we always have to go to Tijuana? We love the Mexican people, we love Tijuana, it's wonderful, they're very humble, we love them.

But as professional players, in a professional competition, this is not fair. Yes, that's our opinion. Why do we have to go back to Tijuana again now? No recovery, nothing—this is unfair. In our view, this is unfair. If FIFA thinks it's fair, then fine, good for them. But it's not fair.

Who wants to help us? If they want us out, fine, then help us get out. But this is not fair. We have no recovery. We don't even have logistics staff here to help us. What else can we say? We're complaining about these things, but nobody helps. Nobody.

You just complained about travel issues. What do you think about the VAR that disallowed two goals in two consecutive matches by a few centimetres after you saw the replays?

That's a football matter. But we're complaining about things outside of football, because those details are also important in football. You know, recovery is very important, small details can influence a football match.

Yes, we... have hope, as I said, we have good energy in the dressing room. We'll continue to look forward and see what happens in tomorrow's match.

Sorry, there's nothing more to expect from the match, because under these circumstances from the beginning until now, we've given everything for 90 minutes. We're proud of ourselves. If something goes wrong, it's my responsibility, because I missed the penalty. If the team manages to advance from the group stage, then thanks to Allah.

Do you think someone wants Iran to leave this tournament as soon as possible? Do you think it would be more convenient for FIFA and US authorities if Iran weren't in the competition? And you as a team, do you have to fight against these things?

We have to fight against everything here. I don't know if people think this, but from our perspective, yes, I think they would prefer it.

How is it possible? You've played 90 minutes, under so much pressure, and then we have to go back again. Imagine if we advance from the group stage tomorrow, we're fortunate and advance from the group stage, but we have no recovery—how is that possible?

Can you explain? Were you disappointed with this FIFA World Cup?

No, we've given everything. We will always give everything. We fight for our people. We want them to be happy, we want to bring joy. We want to send a message of peace to the people in Iran, outside of Iran, to FIFA, to everyone.

But what others give us is not peace. Who will help us resolve this problem? Who? FIFA? I don't know. The United States? I don't know. Who? Give me a name.

Can Infantino do more to resolve this problem?

As I said, Infantino came to the first match and said he would resolve all the problems here. But in reality, nothing has been done.

Our logistics staff aren't here. Look, we don't have our media—where is our media? You can check, there's no media here. No media. No. I don't know where the equipment managers are, no. Nobody. Vice president, president, where are these people?

How much would you like to be able to stay here and talk only about what happens on the pitch, without discussing all these things off the pitch?

On the pitch? Do you mean this match? No, we were strong. As you saw, we played well, I think we fought for 90 minutes, which was perfect. Yes, because of some small details, we couldn't win the match.

But we're here, we're here, we want to show ourselves. As I said, we want to bring joy to our people. But I mean, small details affect the match, recovery is important, a clear mind is important, but we don't have a clear mind here.

You've discussed various situations. I want to ask, this match was called the "Battle of Pride" and there was much discussion about it. How did this factor influence things?

In our religion, our religion doesn't accept this. But we respect all LGBT people. This is their opinion, it has nothing to do with us. We're here to play football. We respect all these people. If you have questions about the match, I'll answer.

Can you talk about the connection between you and your teammates in the dressing room? There's a video online of you speaking to the entire squad. Talk about your relationship with them and your desire to continue this journey with them.

Taremi's pre-match motivation: Don't have a weak mentality when facing famous players, clear your mind and run at full speed.

Yes, we look forward to continuing our journey. We have good energy internally, but we also need to speak about these external factors. We need to say these things, because we can't always keep them to ourselves. Some people don't like it, but we think it's not fair.

I think we have excellent energy in the dressing room, positive energy. We'll continue. Let's see what happens tomorrow.

Last question. Considering everything you've been through, what would it mean for Iranian football to reach the knockout stage?

Friend, honestly, we came here to make our mark. We're pursuing this goal. We've done everything for our people.

I don't know what else I can say. We'll just wait for tomorrow. If our dream comes true, thanks to Allah; if not, I think we're still proud of our performance, of our players. Because of everything we've done in these last three matches, we're proud. Let's see what happens.

Send a message to FIFA.

FIFA is doing its best. We know they also have some problems they can't resolve, you know.

But football shouldn't be mixed with politics. It shouldn't. That's what we want, that's the message we want to leave. That's all.

Tradotto dall'IA.

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