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FIFA security filmed confiscating pre-revolutionary Iranian flags from Iranian American attendees at SoFi Stadium. FIFA banned the Lion and Sun flag from World Cup venues. Iranian American groups appealed the decision and pursued legal action seeking a restraining order. Both efforts were denied. Iranians gathered outside the stadium to...

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