Success on Pitch

The men's national soccer team of the United States has virtually no chance to win the World Cup. They will next face a highly ranked and experienced squad from the Netherlands, who will almost certainly prevail, but the American side did something few expected. They somehow defeated the Islamic Republic of Iran, who had a team that literally may have been playing for their own lives and safety of their family members. I am glad the team representing a more or less free people won but hope that the players who were defeated do not have to suffer any further because they are unfortunate enough to be under the thumb of the mad mullahs.