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a crude mission to its own space station. and it is make or break for iran and the usa as they face off for a place in the 2nd round of the world cup. live pictures right now from out to mama stadium here in potomac. ah, nato secretary general is calling all member states to pledge more aid for ukraine during winter. that's as it braces for more russian attacks. he and stolen berg spoke ahead of nato foreign ministers meeting and away in the romanian capital for russian attacks on ukrainian infrastructure. have left millions of people without power. stoughton berg accused russia using winter as quote, a weapon of war. read them, but he said that nato is prepared to meet the challenge. meanwhile, ukraine's foreign minister says, nato must continue to provide weapons to the country's military. but it must do so faster. the last time i was invited to the native ministerial,

i came with 3 wards which were weapons, weapons, and weapons. and a lot has been done since then in helping ukraine to equip all army was necessary weapons. and you've seen how we deliver to day. i have 3 different war, 33 other works which are foster, foster and foster. we appreciate what has been done, but the war goes on. we proved that we can defeat russia. we prove that we can win together in the interests of the entire euro, atlantic space and the world. andrew simmons has more on this from bucharest. the supply line is slow, it's slower than they'd ideally, like. remember, europe is trying to few ukrainian army with an immense amount of weaponry. it needs that in order to continue this fight,

but it's not just the speed of delivery. it's the type of weaponry, but it's a question. because right now, air defense is a colossal area of need. we seek these russian attacks from the embassy tiles as strikes and also drones strike from the rain inmate drones. there are causing massive impact on the infrastructure for energy, also water supplies. and so what we're hearing this foreign ministers meeting is a lot of calls for assistance to try to repair this vast infrastructure. the u. s. is reportedly coming up with a plan to do this, but then what is the point in doing all the repairs? if you're not able to have a steadfast, impressive system of air defense to, to stop or at least seriously reduce the level of intense attacks. or the russians

are actually making on all of the infrastructure in ukraine. that was andrew simmons at the summit. but how is ukraine looking at this will? let's find out with where we challenge with in a snowy key. i see rory is what's been offered to ukraine. enough not according to the cry, dance. we've heard already from dominion labor, the foreign minister ukraine, saying that centrally, he wants weaponry, foster foster foster and he said that it comes down to basically a short shopping list of patriots and transformers. now, i was speaking with the mayor of q on today. we're totally clear skies and he was saying something similar, he put it basically like this. you know, we didn't ask to be invaded by russia. that was a catastrophe. catastrophe with the,

for our country. but now we are fighting russia and we are beating russia and we're doing it. she said so that the west doesn't have to this, that kind of the good deal for the west basically is to give us the weaponry and the defense to finish the job. patriots, what are they? well, they are pretty competence, quite old, but certainly competence surface to where defense system, the crucial thing about it is that there's loads of it around huge numbers of patriot systems around the world because it's been in production for so long. so if nato took the choice to basically supply ukraine with the system, it could make a real difference. it could provide coverage for lots of the country. the problem for nato is that it doesn't make those sorts of decisions about weaponry is down to the individual states. and some of them are reluctant to do so. at the moment.

there are clouds on the horizon, perhaps for ukraine, which is that the in the united states off the midterm elections, the republicans are going to be taking control of the house of representatives in january. and the republicans feel slightly differently about supplying ukraine and stan cho, biden's presidency, doesn't the democrats states kevin mccarthy, who like me to be the new leader of the house? i said this today, i want to make sure that we're successful at this. but i also want to make sure that there is no blank check for you crime that there is accountability and audits . now that will concern ukraine somewhat. ukraine's position that basically that's, you know, it can, it would accept the, the, the electrical equipment that can get the grid back up and running again. but if russia could just take it out once within a, what's more with the latest round of missiles than where is it actually getting to re challenge reporting from keith? thank you very much. robert hunter is a former us ambassador to nato,

and he joins us from washington, d. c. at ukraine. foreign minister. you heard that calling for weapons to be delivered faster, faster, faster. should nato countries be stepping up their military aid to ukraine? without cow. in fact, it is surprising that the alliance of course not his taste, hasn't done more so far in terms of any grown at a missile defenses. let's go back in history. a napoleon left moscow when he was defeated, $912.00 on the 19th of october. i was pretty early and yet he ran into the general letter which defeated him. it's been obvious all autumn. then when the winter came, even though the ukrainians would continue to fight a fight. and in fact, prevailing on the battlefield, that russia would have an advantage by doing exactly what it's doing to try to turn

out the lights and turn off the heat in ukraine. and show doing things faster, faster, faster, has to mean immediately. now something to be talked about and maybe done in a few months or so, there's also something we want to talk to you about that is happening at the nato summit, but they're not making headlines. and this is the conversation going on at the moment between nato countries about china. because some countries, especially the us, look at the russia, ukraine conflict. they look at how nato is responding, and they're already wondering what lessons can be learned in the event of a conflict or at least increase tensions with china. so that's the question we wanted to ask you today. what lessons do you think can be learned from this conflict? looking at china? well, if you actually have packer catch summit to earlier this year, nato did say that chinese competition, other things are doing work, a major concern. but if it's raised at this particular foreign ministers meeting,

i would only be in passing as a radically different situation to begin with. and there would never be. and my judgment, a consensus along the hours, which is always required to do something to advise you against china. and also this is primarily about nato. it's about economic relationship. and that is to be done by economic ministers, of financial ministers, and by governments in the private sector. so this is really a non issue. it is. the real question is the providing a weapons. and here is a key element, has been a desire by the united states to help ukraine enough, but not so much as to escalate the war and do rush and show showy. schanzer ok, if you have these weapons in ukrainian territory and could in crimea, but not to take it into russia. punish just mister,

find me why we didn't understand that with general letter that was posted doing he was going to do and we didn't take the steps when we could easily have done it to counter what he's doing. not just trying to repair things destroyed, could to help keep them from being destroyed. the united states and nato, quite frankly, are framing your grand robert hunter, former us ambassador to nato. thank you very much for joining us on the program. european countries are diversifying their gas imports in order to reduce their dependence on russia. with that in mind, germany has struck a deal with kotor to supply 2000000 tons of liquefied natural gas every year, starting in 2026. this deal will run for 15 years more and that from dominant came in berlin. from the german perspective, this is a deal which the minister concerned robert har back and said is great. he said that from his perspective, this 15 year deal shows that cats are,

is part of the world market. he says that there are the countries in the world market. but let's be clear cut represents one of the biggest parts of the world market. from the german perspective, the governmental perspective, that is, this is also good news because very recently they've shown the world one of the new floating l n g terminals. i've been to sit myself in the port of vill hence harvard . and so this deal, which would represent 3 percent of germany's gas needs. well, it will when eventually this comes through will be coming to places like phil hans hoffen and feeding germany's gas requirements for those 15 years. but what it also spells out is clear that this environmentally concerned and conscious german government is having to accept the needs the necessity of having fossil fuels for a very long time. mr. ha, back has said we're, we're going to be carbon neutral by 2045. this deal runs till 20. 41. no question

about it right now. the situation, the energy crisis is forcing this german government to make decisions that will really prefer not to, but openly say they say that the steel is grace. ah, well, it is the work up. so we also have to bring you all your football news. 2 more teams of qualified, the last 16 in this football world, cup senegal had become the 1st african team. it's the knockout stages, thanks to $21.00. when over ecuador, the tournament ins. therefore, for the south americans who could not make the most of their domination of ball possession. and there was plenty of excitement in senegal as the national team secured their qualification to the next round. earlier i spoke to nicholas hack, who joined fans in the car as he got news of the result. it is 0 a party. i mean, this is the main artery, along the coast line. what do i be?

i need this is what a lions up to ranga again with outside your money, their star player, manage to do what made people that expect them to do, which is to qualify to the last exceeds the code. as you see, i said that the cynically c was not ready to come back home. that it was going to stay in touch on as long as possible. so it is a party, and i'm sure cyril, no, just the party year in synagogue, but in neighboring countries as well. because wanted to see the scene here, right behind me, people are going up and down the coronation. waiving the colors of senegal, the green, yellow, and red is painted and plastered around this city. this is really a nation celebrating today. there were hoover's allies there. people drumming.

really a said, this is what the world cup is all about. and, you know, when i was in the found zone, where there were thousands of people facing the atlantic watching this big screen or what was happening and cutter, it felt that cutoff was in senegal. there was a feeling that we were inside the stadium living the moment and when there was that penalty that shot that successful shot by sorry, the country, rob ted and then the scoring by cooley believe that was just a confirmation of what everybody was expecting here. remember the team upset all isn't just saw giovanni, the star player from buyer. it made up of 11 players all stars in their own right. bendy who played for chelsea but also the 2 scores. sars and equally believe that evolve at ever. so really, this is for the synagogues, the beginning of something big, and people are telling me that they hope to go even further. but you know,

nick hack will be celebrating the netherlands secured their qualification to the knockout stage with victory over kotor. the match ended to 0, the dutch finished top of that group after 2 wins and a drawer. the top, however, the 1st host nation to move all 3 games and that means their world cup campaign ends. here. iran will tackle the united states in just under an hour. it's easily the most politically charged contest of this world cup will also be only the 2nd time that the 2 sides have met at the tournament. the 1st was in 1998. natasha butler reports from leon were that match took place 24 years ago. i am a book of precious photos and memories. iranian born lily mo jet, jack remembers the 1998 world cup game in france between iran and the usa. as if it were yesterday. yes, here is me. my mom and the friends and iranian friend in the on is just after the match. so we were very happy with our shirts coming freshly from your on your all

to do that is friend ahmed for celie was also in the stadium today. he's a wine cellar in the city of leal, where the match took place, present worth it quickly call toll. i was so happy to be able to say that we are iranian playing. the americans offered people hope for these 2 countries that were tearing each other apart. 6 afy for jordan saw iran in the usa, pitied together, was clearly welcomed by some friends. but he closed his diplomatic headache for organizes. it had been nearly 2 decades since he rang and revolution ousted the us back. shaw and relations between t. ron and washington were hostile. both teams were under pressure, and in the spotlights, we have security, $94.00, we have security right now. we have a focus for the game and nothing else. iran, c, him leader, surveyed the reigning team to walk up to the americans to shake hands before the game. so a compromise was found. the iranians gave flowers and the 2 sides posed for

a photo. during the game, there was a protest not against the u. s. but against iran's government, but it didn't disrupt the match, which ended in a thick tree for iran. t ron erupted in celebrations. won't be matches, are played here these days, but it was in this stadium in 1998 that iran b u. s. say to one, in one of the most politically charged games in world history said it was crazy, amazing super the game changed, the image of iran and iranian girl. oh, where the painting of her iranian flag on her cheek as she was kissing her and then re, can support it. you know, and i mean, it was really, really fun. iran and usa meat once again in the cutter, world, carp, political tensions remain high between the 2 countries. anti ron's crackdown of anti government protests mean that ahmad and lily, se they'll watch the game,

but with mixed feelings, more than 20 years after experiencing the excitement of iran's 1st ever woke up when natasha butler, al jazeera leon. and the other game this evening, england versus wales has the 1st time they clash at the world cup or have plenty more action live from our waterfront studio in around 10 minutes, you'll be getting all your football news. they're also coming up on al jazeera, how chinese authorities are trying to calm public anger, caused by covey. 90 locked down. ah, 5 palestinians have been killed, lays really forces in separate incidents in the occupied west bank. they are the latest in a series of deadly confrontations over the last few months. the palestinian prime minister says the incidents are a harbinger of things to come. bernard smith,

reports from ramallah to brothers, have become the latest casualties of near daily confrontations between palestinians and israel's military. they leave behind another family, broken with grief and another palestinian community. angry and frustrated. israel's military says duffer and joanne remar. we were in an area where stones and petrol bombs were being thrown at to patrol to order these ready occupation forces fatally shot jawad. his brother duffer tried to save him. he called for help. witnesses heard him calling for an ambulance. but there's really forces shot him in the chest . the youngest duffer was at university studying i. t. hundreds of his fellow students turned out to mourn the brothers, as their bodies were taken for burial. this is the most violent gear in the occupied westbank for 16 years. according to the un. we've spoken with the international community to kept on going. israeli crimes against our people were

determined to join international organization and take perpetrate yesterday. international court of justice and the west bank main city ramallah. there was a general strike to show solidarity with the latest victims of violence, palestinian prime minister. how much of it is we up? 3rd in violence is a harbinger a things to come. he's referring to the new israeli government, which will have in it for the 1st time fall, right? jewish national politicians in ministerial post able to influence the daily lives a palestinian living under occupation. doesn't sound like a formula. leave the coming attention to bernard smith, i'll just hear a remote. meanwhile rallies have been held in several countries to mark the international day of solid charity with the palestinian people. one of them was outside the united nations office in garza, this year's day of solid charity come 6 months after the death of l. 0. journalist sharina ugly shot by an israeli soldier while on assignments in jeanine in the

occupied with bank. authorities have deployed additional police officers in china as they tried to head off more protests against the government. strict coban, 1900 controls. analysts say the unrest is unlikely to prompt any swift change, even though officials say they will address people's concerns. after forecast police patrolling the streets of beijing by night. it's a far cry from scenes of the chinese capital just the day before. the government has increased security and several major cities following the biggest protests and decades. and shanghai scuffles broke out when police officers demanded people delete images from their phones and not filming any more. this woman is saying. authorities are keeping tight control of what spreading on social media. they don't want people to see that there are other people who are, you know, courageous enough to go to the streets, to protest. barricades now lined the streets where hundreds of people had gathered

before calling for an end to strict lockdown spe, warranties, mass testing, and disruptions that have been enforced for 3 years. reports quoting demonstrated, say, authorities have opened inquiries into the events of the past few days and have been summoning people suspected of attending protests to give written statements detailing their activities. many people have used the demonstrations to speak out about a range of grievances including censorship and diminishing civil liberties. despite the challenge to the chinese government, unless the down to the force any change, people can go to the street or someone as spontaneously to boys. they are discontent to demand for freedom. ah, you know, but for any kind of movement to sustain, you need an organizing structure. you need a civil society groups, union activists, and those people are gone. they are in jail. they are silent though. are there any desire or the media briefing on tuesday, health officials did say they would address concerns about excess of controls and

fine tune regulations to limit the impact on livelihoods. but they stopped short of conceding, there was a problem with a 0 covert policy. downtown, good evening to leila, some citizens and the general public se the biggest problem is the oversimplification of the provincial control, mrs. ja baterri, imposition of restrictions and a one size fits all approach your child. it's not the 1st time the government has acknowledged public frustrations. in the past, though nothing has changed, which suggests it could be some time before china reconsidered its response to the pandemic. patrick, fog al jazeera hong kong and china has sent 3 astronauts stood space station at the rock. it was launched from the edge of the gobi desert. the crew are traveling on board the sandro 15 spacecraft and we'll spend the next 6 months living in the tang station by the way. cheng are means heavenly palace. this is now

the 2nd place outside of earth's atmosphere. we're astronauts have a permanent presence after the international space station, the i s s. it's been 3 years since major protests against corruption in iraq. many people say no justice has been achieved for those who died during that unrest. protesters accused the government of making iraqis even poorer while fueling ethnic and securian divisions. mom would otherwise had reports from baghdad. sh hagerty says among all the memorabilia he has. these birds remind him the most of his late son. most of all. he says he takes a care of them every day. the same way, his son used to most of our was a senior year university student of administration and economics in baghdad. he was killed by a sniper during the 2019 nationwide protest against the government. while at your leisure, my son was like all other ambitious protested with a revolutionary urge due to frustration. they saw sons of corrupt politicians

having lots of money while they didn't have a penny oil. they were disappointed by political status and crop regime. emily created by both iran and the united states. so they developed the state of awareness and desire to make a change. the years ago, yrc was shaken by the largest demonstrations in its modern history crowds, mast in baghdad to her, he is queer as people demanded jobs, better services, and an into state corruption. the numbers grew and the demonstrations spread south leading to the resignation of former prime minister adul abdul, maddie, nearly 700 protesters were killed by security forces. tens of thousands were injured. and many cases of abductions enforcer disappearances were reported. while both the current and previous governments have pledged to ensure accountability for violations and abuses link to the demonstrations, victims,

families and human rights organizations are still concerned. human rights activists accused iran bagged groups of carrying out the killings when archaeological mir concerned authorities have deliberately concealed the identity of perpetrators which it names as a 3rd party. because some official institutions are involved in the crack down against dissident voices and others who manipulated the protests to shoot their interests for battle had you heard, he keeps records of people killed along with his son, including those in other provinces. he says messages have been left on the doorstep of his house, warning him to stop us. oh, this is what remains of most of our in his family's house. his father says his sons of friends took some of his clothes to keep a memory of him. to keep alive his quest and to continue seeking justice for his

death. would abdougla had al jazeera but that after the break on al 0, we will go live to our world cub studio and do has waterfront roll up that has all your coverage. you are in great ah hello there the weather drive up nicely for south africa in the coming days. but let's 1st look at the middle east where we've got more heavy rain on the way for northern areas and event. that's as a storm system pulls its way east out of the mediterranean sports from heavy rain to saudi arabia and jordan had warnings up. we can see it pushes its way rather quickly into iraq onwards to the caucuses where it's bringing a bit of a wintry mix. in supply here for the south, much dryer

a few showers around the red sea pushing possibly into q weight, but for places like guitar as the world cup continues, it is looking largely pleasant and very dry. now that's not the story as we move over to north africa when windy weather dominating across the mediterranean, continuing to chuck some very heavy rain at the likes of algeria. northern areas of ch, nicea libya as well, and we will see more heavy rain coming from another system, that band of rain dripping down into morocco, the temperature in rebec, heading southwards with that south of that. this is where we are seeing the heaviest rain across at central band of africa for places like the democratic republic of congo. but as i said, it starts to dry myself, eastern areas of south africa and showers here. but the worst of the rain is going to move across the sea into madagascar by thursday. ah. when the taliban took control with afghans standing august 2021?

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with with welcome to well captain, i ronald pac alive at off studio adult. all the water frogs in the house nation castle places and the knockout stage are at stake. as the action concludes, a group big, short late group has just finished, set a goal roar into the la 60, the larger part i'm gonna see of ecuador to secure their place in the next round. the lights for the touch, then that's then finished top of the group. what i to know when i have a house cat, i got block buster with a tight soul that's coming out the us, sorry. and iran face all the american must win to progress. or the

a huge way to, for while is against a, with england, with the bragging rights at stake in the old u. k. clash. hello that join me in the studio for the show. it's football, at least one hold on. go get his thoughts in just a moment. but 1st let's get to the action as things were decided in group area and again, full of tension, actually for stadium, set of goals to keep that ticket into the knockout. stayed off to a to on thriller against. echoed all ecuador needed to just draw to qualify, but it was set a goal on the attack early just before half time. set a goal in front when they were awarded a penalty. it's marla saw the scoring his 1st well cut goal to keep stand a goal the laid, then a corner for i could also equalize that our into the game was this. i said, or sky thing is bach as a for the net basic elimination center goal gate,

their opponents no time for rest. just 2 minutes later that captain cali to clear barley scoring the winning goal could play his left heart broken of the coming so close to going through a goal, become the 1st african team to qualify for the next stage. set to face the widow, all group b. okay. well, i'm gonna move to klein are aren't gonna, it's a great achievement up by synagogue all done without their time has been sadie armani and also a bit of history be made is al, you see, say becomes a 2nd african coach to lead a team into the out of the grow out of the group stage. of course, the 1st one that did was steve steven catchy a few years ago. but up again of cynical say that ended up proving him. no, said your money, no problem. it's about the some parts. and again, we haven't seen a team in a world could be effective on one player and one player alone just as poland and robert lemond ascii. so we start looking at that, and we start seeing that of course, to some of the parts ends up being very important. not only for the world cup, for synagogue, but more importantly for

a teen. there's also the rainy african champ. yeah. and, and a quick word on at could, i mean, how disappointed will take the army. they literally had qualification in the palm of their hands or they and they threw it away. yeah, they, they, they weren't able to maintain the result that they had that was going to assure them, a passage into the next round, just almost immediately cal equally well. he was able to score the eventual goal that gives senegal exactly that same price. but it's again, part of that youthful exuberance, or also that youthful and experience that ends up paying them and barracks. so you end up having to pay dearly when you're coming to look at ecuador, se faden. this woke up, i will have to leave it there for now. we'll have lots more for you in a moment. the netherlands put their spots in a route 60 with a comfortable win over house cats. all the dutch only needed a draw in the part of good going to secure their progression, but they went, won't better than that. cody, it got closed, got the opening going for the netherlands, containing his great run of scoring. and every game so far at this. welcome been at one deal at half time. barcelona midfielder. frankie, the own double the lead for the men in orange after the break. as a sealed

a comfortable when to finish top of group, i could have made it even more substitute stevens or girls had the ball in the net at the al bite stadium in the city of our whole. but it was eventually ruled out by the i offer a handful in the builder. i expand back house also hit the bar and the closing stages, but to know was how it finished cut. how's debbie? welcome journey ends. the ice and champions becoming the 1st host to do all 3 group gave the nettle and down 18 consecutive games a bait. and as i said, it's tough with a group and it means they will. they will face the team for the 2nd in group b. i will know who that is. the next couple of hours so disappointment for the house cats are there found so leaving the bite stadia but some very happy duck support is jemma. so there was watching the game for us a sense well there, because seem to the knockout, they just up there a to me when again cause katara. this means 18 my test on be 1017 long without the feed. but let's see, how are the speed of the fun base?

can the 3 time run around that b, a champion ca, katara, hello, how are you? where are you from? where from the netherlands? we live in dubai. okay. yes. the whole month is when amazing. well, i think we can play much better and score much more gross, but nevertheless the voices 3 boys. so very happy about that. what about at these player? because he got focus. number 3 matches fish more, so he's really saving, saving our team. he's been a young guy doing very, very well, very proud of him. so maybe you don't remember so many, but 3 times runner ups in the world cup reagan can be the lucky place for the netherlands eventually will have to play better than this to make it to the finals . i think so we really have to get our act together. i mean, the no coach stage is really get off. it needs to be a little bit more aggressive. yeah, i think if we keep playing like this, we might get to the quarter finals maybe. and then we come and go up against the tough team and it might be over. so we really need to,

when we're talking play faster. and so just playing the ball around, like if we were 2010 spain, you know, we need to score more goals and be more aggressive when we're talk. so i think that's what we need. thank you. would like thank you. so the orange funds that they think their team needs to be a little bit more aggressive us for the hold that ketani find these, the said they're good by, they enjoy, they improve their performances. i think the opening again again. so whether they say it would bite after make it again here in, i'll write the stadium. well, no trouble or for the last wednesday during what they needed to out one. yeah, they did exactly what they had to do. and on top of that we, we see a team that's not picking up the right time. we were talking about that before about a team that's progressively with each match, getting better that you see them adding another facet to their game that see the level of evolving, especially in the work up with such little time to prepare for national teams. that was also very important to look at,

but as we start getting further and further this tournament, you start to see individual performances stand out. frankly, they don't be one of them. no one obviously coming back. i would like to talk about it because every well, there was a breakout. he's off the company, the breakout thought this woke up is. he's one of them. yes. and you can put them at the top of the list or near the top of list, or podium however you wanna format it. but you do have him as one of those players that's really beginning to shine despite no one knowing a great deal about him. although eric then had was already giving us warnings about what he can do. now we're actually getting the tangible, the action, the reality of what code a guy who is and what can we can be direct. his agents will be doing this right now . thinking of all the lovely fig off is going to be coming in. just be doing that. i'm trying to do a little bit of that too as well. yeah, it's doing really well. well, many happy supporters back home. of course, there was quite a policy that i'm not that they need much of an excuse that the vaccine was watching with thousands of fads at the go ahead and cry. serena, oh

a many of them are not with us and this is now the winner world, hey, the netherlands now with again on saturday with it just beginning my you happy. i. c i'm

with those people have to go to work tomorrow. the old already anticipated a lot of the matches of the group stages that it's out there even more is on the line. is iran, meet the united states with a spot in the law? 16 at stake. it's going to be quite a night at the out tomorrow stadium and you bet you said, is that to watch the game 1st? thank you so much more than obviously sorry, sorry, i can't even tell you. yeah, there's so much political tension in the build up to this game as well as well as a football match as well. and it's interesting talking to the funds, pretty much everybody had a different opinion about whether or not the or anything should even be here. some thought it was great that football is showing a unifying power,

other thinking they run out to the site at home. and this is allowing the iranian regime to project itself onto a global site. just listen to what some of the funds have to say. i had to pick up very confident, i'm very excited that you can see i've lost my voice by then i've been screaming every game. we're going to continue to do that. we'll see how much voice we have tomorrow. now tell us that you're back story guys. you're, you're living in america, your heritage is iranian just just focused through america and canada. and yes, this gentleman lives in canada and we live in california. and we are fully run in, in support of the run in team today. england be around 6 to so we're going to be around to 0. my prediction. take you through the bank and collect interest. ok. try to make some sense of always i'm joined by my own there. a colleague correspondent ali how she spent a good chunk of history and living and working in iran. now ali the teams last met

in 1998 to the welcome. how would we say the relation between the 2 countries on now compared to back in 90? 199 date was situation, of course more there were messages being exchanged between the iranians and the, and the americans. today it's more side to, to ation. what is it that blocking the nuclear dog asked is that the internal situation in iran also pose assassination of the you as a nation officer like man. so yeah, it's very dense, the game is very dense and we can see that in the bill got to the game from the moment iran and the u. s. were chosen in the same group. everyone was saying this is going to be the mother of all matches. so it's like that to mom a battle. and that's why we can see all these people coming your child thing. it's

not only about sports, mainly about politics. it's mainly about the rivalry between the 2 countries and then comes the sport. and now add to that, that this game will decide, we'll go to the 2nd round. so that's why we can see all this excitement around this game, johnny and francine. i think the president would like his all to focus on football and see the unifying power of football is the right. the national team. is it, is it a unifying force within the country currently with tuition and iran, the following? yeah, that's awesome. i mean this 1st, this was the 1st approximation of the national team in a. busy in the previous, the g mili was a unifying factor. now, with what happened, the 1st game was england and the players kind of silently protesting that this had kind of an impact on the iranians, whether with or against whether positive or negative. so yes it's,

it's not part of the polarization of abuse. a position, however, don't attempt within the country within the government, even from the bows themselves. we saw them in the 2nd game with red singing national anthem, and we saw more people coming to the game today. i think with all these people coming here, i think this is going to, to have a, do i counted them say impact on how things are odd with respect to the national. he made it, it, it could unify the radians once again. really stuff. i thank you so much for that while remember, if iran nan can get results tonight, they will be going into the knockout stages of a world cup for the very 1st time. very 70. thank you very much. are going to bring in one herancha. i mean, we had and he mentioned he gets our will both sides be able to put politics to one side, to the step on to that field. you have to, there's no other way. i mean, politics isn't gonna save you from are going to help you advance in, in

a world cup. it, it just simply is not. you have to have a good tactical disposition. you have to be prepared for the pressure that is coming. you have to understand the magnitude of this game inside the pitch. anything outside everything, extracurricular, so though to team step on it is going to be completely irrelevant for tech line. well, how many iranians around the world are conflicted about the matcher? rob reynolds went to meet so one member of the reigning community, living in los angeles. aah, comedian and actor mas giovanni has many admirers in the iranian american community . and like many members of that community in what some have nicknamed tehran jealous, this year's world cup presents a dilemma. i can tell you how i feel. i've always been a fan of football soccer my whole life. i played as i was a kid and i was always a fan of team leap. but this year it's really different. it's gonna be hard to take any joy in watching it because of the footage we see coming out of iran. iran has

seen widespread protests and, and often violent crack down on demonstrators since the death and custody of masa armine arrested for violation of laws regarding how women dress support for the protests is widespread in the large los angeles iranian american community with protest slogans. appearing on billboards and shop fronts. the usa iran match is weighted with significance, especially given the long history of rank war between the 2 countries. i like to say that islamic republic took americans hostage for $444.00 days. and they took iranians hosted for 43 years. so we're seeing the women of iran, the use of iran, the brains everyone has had enough. do you think that there's a, a feeling of being torn to, you know, kind of like honor your iranian routes by routing for the team or feeling like that's routing for something else. instead, it's

a very bitter sweet time for iran in americans. a lot of iranians are saying it's not a time to watch football or to celebrate anything of the way i see it though, as i feel that this is a chance for a team lead iranian team to shine a spotlight on what's going on with the people of iran, and there's going be a lot of eyeballs like game when, as iran plays, the usa job, ronnie says the world cup match can be a significant moment for iranians everywhere. i hope that there's some form of protest and some form of shining the light on what's going on. and iran amplifying the voices of iranian people that would bring joy to my heart. and i think it would bring joy to a lot of iranian americans in the diaspora. joy mixed with grief and concern with all eyes on a match. that is much more than again,

rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles. while the other guy group beer course evolving england at wowza, there fight each other very often. and the last meeting, so england, when to was at the european championships in 2016 while his last win over their neighbors was in 1984 he samantha johnson with more. there's a lot of rivalry in football, but any match between england and its immediate neighbors as something else. now, wales are about to take on an old enemy any time. it would be a huge game for players handbook. brands that is happening as a wells cup cranks detention up to keep the pitch eye on. samantha johnson, this is weld cup one o one. now if statistics are anything to go by wales beating england is a long shot. they don't play that often, but the last time whales, one against the next door neighbors was 38. yes, 38 years ago. it was back in 1980 for the year. the original apple mac computer

went on say that certainly none of the players competing in qatar today from either side, where even, or what the competitive band to has never gone away. gavin bail is on record as saying, no im, pale with even gets into the whale scores. yep. that was 6 years ago. i get my points. emotions still run high now back to this. do or die match and wells when have their 1st choice. goalkeeper in tennessee received a torn ms. hurst wet cart to clashing with ram, stop it at amy whales lost that match to nil, which has left wales in a must win game against england to stand any chance of staying in the competition tension. we can cut it with a knife ah, for the match is taking place at albert bit. ali started in our eye of to the west of dar hall. pol reese has been speaking to find the header kickoff. c c oh, hang on psycho mccoy neighbors, wales harris,

all might been ali stadium on the brink of the knockout rounds, all the english need to do is avoid the feet by 4 goals or more and the rent to the last decade after that performance against the u. s. you must be pretty nervous, no told less, feel his wiles all go to school one go. so we not nervous for told the game guess around was absolutely fabulous. 6 to great when very deflate and we go to the usa, but to night we're going to be going up on that mountain again, we get it, we're going to beat them. wales must beat england and hope the americans and iranians draw in the other group. the match or wales must get that full goal. when are they going to do it, sir? well, hopefully they can come to be go. toll ask that wales we. england is always a good good game plan. your passion energy in the foyer from the welsh wells camp. only telling motel this is wales in england's 1st effort. well kept matching only the 2nd time they played each other at major international tournament. the 1st of

those was one by england that year 2016. but wales had the last laugh when they reached the semifinals and england didn't even get as far as the quarters. did you go to your 2016 as well? yes we yes we to every game. and how was i going to the semi finals as england got like a dream come true. without a shadow of a doubt. if wales go out, this will almost certainly be the last time we see garrath bail on the world cup stage. the wells captain is in the same play. he was when he was winning champions, leagues for rail madrid, but he always raises his game face country. he's been the ambassador of welsh football for so long. personally to night is the night where he puts the goals for the night and he goes home with the welshire for. this is a rivalry that goes back. a 103 matches all the way to 1879. the wealth will be desperate to add wealth victory over england to the history. the english will just

want to go through to the next round to one in lurch. well, as for mentioned, the, the rivalry between the 2 british ratios goes back centuries. but when it comes to their border, nothing is straightforward. the d bob joy this from a calabi live a. that's why we're in the village of honey mac, which as you hint you, that is right on the border. it is divided between england and wales. looking at the flags behind me, no prizes for guessing. we are in england just across the roads. the next pub is in wales. this is a very surprising place in many ways. one of the interesting quotes is that the local football club, honda malik, i've seen, is divided is fairly evenly split in its place between english and welsh players. the grounds actually in england where we are and i'm joined now by a couple of people connected to the club. firstly, josh,

your the chair and obviously your in england fan. you play as well. and then we, we've also been joined by joe, who's a, a, the chair, the manager, excuse me, of the cub. how unusual is it for someone like you in a red shirt to venture into an england place like this? oh yeah, well come here after every game on a saturday. so you know, it's is something we've done since 2016 in the early as well. so. yes. with loving funds, it's not i think is any frail for us. they've cross the border so. yes, so bit nervous, but yeah, we'll see what happens between the players. obviously, different supporting different nations. how does it, how do you rub along? i have yet to be there though. we're quite usa. now obviously we've been together a long time. we support saying football clubs apart from the country for when it comes to paying them whales. it's always, always pretty exciting, but it's very much in love not and not in n. for nancy, they quite enjoy

a bit of bands earn and that's it really so great. and a quick word on the match or do you have any sympathy for wales? would you like to see them beating? no, obviously not the so i would like to see them go through, but when the way things are we need to meet them when the group. so overall england go for it based on the job done them of right. it's a very big ask for wales. i need to beat ingram, but if there's a drawer and the other match it has to be by full goes. is there any chance laura can see it, but you know, sorry to things happen. so we're going to, as on to me, the english, i saw them i as in my opinion, but those i went into the tournament not really looking to get out of the group really as a tough group to be in the office. and i am like, is that strange things happen? so let's say, predicted school i was gonna say phone and why i was was going to be phone away. i was only american for a while. no to nolan was i think of a frail flooring. well might neck one, but i'll take full on. thank you very much. well,

lots of good spirit here and friendly rivalry rather than animal city. the diva. thank you very much for that. okay. you can attend so far. now i'm clog england had their chance to book their place in the next round against united states that they didn't deliver. let's be honest. teams are just out on the pitch now that they can't really afford it. other pulitzer, that can, they know they can in the, in the, in the, can't just afford it from a result standpoint. if they look to route to advance it to them this tournament, that the competition get stiffer. now you start looking at either netherlands or senegal in the next round, okay? if, if you want to jump ahead, not too easy teams to get through. so your level of play has to improve, keeping that in mind in addition to the obvious which is advancing till the next round and whales, yet they need a lot of things to go their way to qualify, but they have to believe it's possible. don't just look at senate goal for an example. well, it's a little bit more of a steeper climb compared to synagogue. let's be, let's be honest. but if you look at it from their perspective, it's mostly about getting the 1st goal. then everything might start falling into

place. yeah. it's about getting the 1st goal and getting the 1st go quick. all right, i'm gonna put you on the spot. who do you think is going to be going through from our group bay? england? man. maybe she iran? yeah, i think iran, i mean, considering what that team has had to go through. ah, andrea, to be habits in the 1st gave it. that would destroy most teams that you could you understand, roy? no, i had to find themselves in his position. that's gutsy. did it is, i mean it's, it's, it's that close that match up against iran in the us. but then again, there's more result in that favor iran than that he, us. so we'll see how that ends up working out. if it's, i mean, do you think the united states in the iranians, i mean that she quite a well match yet? is it an, a thought like was one say much better and as one team with the and so now this is the actual, the must and, and usually when d u. s. have been put in a must win situation. they've been kind of having a lot of mixed results so,

so we'll see how that happens against a team that overall from a collective standpoint and usually galvanized much better. and what's the interest there in the, in our to spend estate's been like for this much, i mean there were 58000000 watching the boards roll with england. yeah, i guess the feeling figures will be off the chart for this one. absolutely. it will be and if the us continue to advance in this term, it'll continue a get gaining momentum. and you will see that crescendo. grow as, as a term it progresses. cuz it at the moment, football is, is bailey watch in the latino american communities. and it's occasionally watched by his book by to white american communities when they're in a well cut. but this, if they do well, there's a breakthrough in this told him it will really expire, let it am yet. i don't know if we should depend on one tournament. i think it needs to be on, on the, on the exposure to a sport in of itself. and i think that's where the 1st step is. and you see a growing it in many communities where before that really wasn't the case. so that's something that's very important this tournament, the women's world cup, those types of things,

also garner interest. but what kind of momentum do you gain from it? and also what interest you get from the sport itself, but also where's the network has got to be held of a nuts that's obviously exactly, and that'll be one of the campaigns or be started in the next couple of months. okay, all right, one, thank you very much for now. it's going to be a certainly a fascinating hour and a half next hour and a half. a teens are shaken. i've taken hands with each other as they go out on the page in the wild. i got it wrong. how do you new site talk to you? more teams are going to be going through out this? well, comp are we will far down a little bit. like i said, i things will be set a goal, fly to fly africa. think of ecuador to put the bad spot in the law fix they, they'll be joined by the netflix, you talk to group of baby, because of cathartic, well kept specials at 2130 to 130 j back me. it will be brought back to see that a, in

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