Beijing time (CEST) June 27, FIFA World Cup Group G Match Day 3, Egypt 1-1 Iran. After the match, Iranian striker Taremi gave an interview 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. We're waiting for tomorrow's match and to see the result.

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

Yes, we have to go back. We've complained about these things from the beginning.

This has been a disastrous FIFA World Cup. I mean, FIFA should have resolved every problem here, but unfortunately, they failed to solve 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 a fantastic place, they are 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 to Tijuana again? No recovery time, 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—let us go. But this is not fair. We have no recovery. We have no logistics staff here to help us. What else can we say? We've complained about these things, but no one helps. No one.

You just complained about travel problems. What do you think about the VAR decisions that disallowed goals by narrow margins in consecutive matches? What about the two goals that were ruled out in two games?

That's a football-related issue. But we complain about things outside of football because those details matter in football too. You know, recovery is very important, and small details can affect a football match.

Yes, we just... have hope, as I said. We have great energy in the dressing room. We'll keep looking ahead and see what happens in tomorrow's match.

Look, there's nothing more to expect from the match because in this situation from start to finish, we've given our maximum 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 get past the group stage, then praise be 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 the U.S. authorities if Iran were not competing? How must you as a team fight against these things?

We have to fight against everything here. I don't know if people think that way, but from our perspective, yes, I feel they would want that.

How is it possible? We played 90 minutes under tremendous pressure, and then we have to go back again. Imagine if we get past the group stage tomorrow, if we're lucky enough to advance, but we have no recovery time—how is that possible?

Can you explain? Have you felt disappointed by this FIFA World Cup?

No, we've done our best. We will always do our best. We fight for our people. We want them to be happy, we want to bring them joy. We want to send a message of peace to people inside Iran, outside Iran, to FIFA, to everyone.

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

Could Infantino do more to resolve this problem?

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

Our logistics staff isn't here. Look, we don't have our media—where is our media team? You can check; there's no one here. No media. No one. I don't know where our equipment manager is, no one. No one. Vice president, president—where are these people?

How much would you like to be able to stay here and talk only about what happened on the pitch, instead of all these off-field issues?

On the pitch? Do you mean this match? No, we have strength. You saw—we played well. I believe we fought for 90 minutes; it 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 you know, small details affect the match. Recovery is important, mental clarity is important, but we don't have mental clarity here.

You've mentioned various situations. I want to ask: this match was called a "battle of pride," and there was much discussion about it. How did this factor influence you?

In our religion, our religion does not accept this. But we respect all LGBTQ groups. That is their opinion; it has nothing to do with us. We are here to play football. We respect all these people. If you have questions about the match, I will answer them.

Can you talk about the bond between you and your teammates in the dressing room? There's a video online where you speak 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 against famous players, clear your mind, and run at full pace.

Yes, we can't wait to continue our journey. We have good energy internally, but we also need to talk about those external factors. We have to speak up about these things because we can't always keep them to ourselves. Some people don't like us, but we believe this is not fair.

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

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

Honestly, my friend, we came here to make our mark on history. 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, praise be to Allah; if not, I still think we can be proud of our performance, our players. For everything we've done over these three matches, we are proud. Let's see what happens.

A message to FIFA.

FIFA is doing their best. We know they also have problems they can't solve, you know.

But football should not be part of politics. It should not. That's what we want; that's the message we want to leave. That's all.

Tradotto dall'IA.

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