The Game That Football Won | IR Iran v USA | 1998 World Cup
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- This is the remarkable story of how the most politically charged football match in World Cup history became a celebration of peace and unity: USA v IR Iran at France 1998.
Hamid Estili and Mehdi Mahdavikia found the net for Iran, while Brian McBride scored for USA.
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I am an American, I remember the game well. Iran deserved to win, they were the better and more passionate team that day. It was very disappointing but I was happy for the people of Iran.
IR Iran is the best team of asia
Thank you.. I hope we would see USA team on the next fifa world cup
@Andy Arriaga Thanks, Dear Andy
@Persian General khafe sho keeram to dahanet
@Persian General yet no one cares about politics when playing football only you do. no one asked you to talk about politics on a football video.
Mehrdad Minavand Who helped Iran to their first ever World Cup win 2-1 against USA in 1998 has passed away, aged 45, RIP Mehrdad
Thanks man , a lot of peace and love for you from IRAN
@@mamalirad5348 Back at ya my brother !
Yeah, he got Covid 19 😟
May the Departed soul rest in Peace!
Great player. May his soul rest in peace.
The bit where the Iranian lads handed over flowers to the opposition is genuinely one of the best ever world cup moments
I remember the Iranian team giving so many gifts to the US players and the US hardly gave anything in comparison
@@jinamarasinghe9380 it’s about culture
@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 I don't understand...??
They were giving the white flowers of death, that means you're finished. You're such a fool.
The recipients didn't deserve it.
Fun facts: Later USA invite Iran team for friendly match in USA. If not mistaken,the game ended draw there. But its a first time US nation invite Iran for a sports event in their country.
Ohhh i read it as invade sorry
@@bSiddhartharodi i hardly understand,u must be born n raise in 3rd world country India.
@@silverariff4841 You don't have to be rude bro
@@silverariff4841 shuss, dont provocate them Indians or the will be no end of their trolling
@@imawormbeforeiamman6052 it.....was literally a joke can you calm down
I am a football shirt collector from Mexico. I own both the shirts in which both teams wore in that match in 1998. They both proudly hang in my display case.
WOW that's actually so cool
Awesome dude I’d love to see your collection
cool!
Always had a great deal of respect for Iran. They're just as crazy about football as we Italians are. Even our flags are the same colour! Oh yeah the food is amazing!
And our faces are similar too
Love you from Iran
@@gorg5494 merci babajan!
Love Italian culture 💙👍🏼
Bro not just that.. I know your culture, behavior, pepole and even faces.. Everything..literaly(bad english) Evrything is same...i myself was wonder for how much we are like eachother:))))
@@gorg5494 no...
Who is watching this after Iran and USA draws into same group for 2022 world cup?
Yes sir! Hoping for an Iranian win!
and it's tomorrow for future me
Me
Here We GO Again...
I am Iranian and I hope there will always be peace and friendship in the world 🌹🏳️
Same as US citizen. The Iranian people are amazing.
Iran the only team in Asia who win a match in world cup 1998,
Saudi Arabia did
@@baderalhodaithy6217 not asia
south korea vs germany
@@baderalhodaithy6217 no, they had d with SA and lost to France and Denmark
@@user-rx4gc9mr3d they didn't play Germany and they lost to Mexico and Netherlands and draw with Belgium
Much love to Iranians from Haiti. There are still some people left who know that you are all beautiful human beings and do not represent a regime or government.
Peace from Iran.
Peace from France
peace from USA. most of us are aware that our imbecile leader was wrong to end the deal with your country.
Peace from uk.
@@buckfuttler2877 so people talk so much about peace and it's great, but the people actually elect these leaders and give them power so to me it's hipocrisy
@@mathew8978 the minority elected trump. He lost two popular votes.
Anyone here after the 2022 draw?
من ایرانی هستم و بله
Religion and politics can never bring a Nation together.
Football can
İ know right, so rediculus
dark tremor as a matter of fact, it was right
you forgot Food
Not just a nation, but nations
@Persian General u must be so dumb if you don't understand what I said
Well-done IRAN 🇮🇷🇮🇷
From INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳👌🔥🔥😍😍
not sure how it helps, but if it makes you feel better I'll give you the win on the reporting front. Your country like ours and many are going through tough times, so in the end I don't believe anyone wins here by bringing this dialog up.
Glad for Iran the Asian Lions 🇮🇷🦁. Love from India 🇮🇳
@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 As a Korean, this is unnecessary
@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 respect to both from iran❤
😊😊❤
@@HAYUNYANG what did he say
Thanks bro
I remember this game, I was supporting Iran.🧿
Judas
Just like the rest of the world
and now we're getting another game. so excited for the game. let's go Iran 🎉
And yeah... Here we go again fellas.
Now that this match will be played again at Qatar 2022, we wholeheartedly hope that there will be peace and love inside and outside the stadium 🇺🇸❤️🤝🏼🇮🇷🕊️🇶🇦⚽🏆🏟️🗺️
and guess what? 24 years later, they meet again
1-0 Hamid Reza Estili (40 min)
2-0 Mehdi Mahdavikia (84 min)
2-1 Brian McBride (87 min)
I was only one year old when this match was held, I am proud of the Iranian team😁
And I was not even born. 🤣👍🏼
But still can feel the emotions.
I love how you hear that the media officer is from Iran. When says Iran he says it with a persian accent. 👌🇮🇷
@LaXo The Legend O_O why
@LaXo The Legend troll
@LaXo The Legend go hate somewhere else. here is a lovely and friendly soccer community
@LaXo The Legend Learn how to respect people. بی احترامی
No its pronounced I ran😂
Rematch for the world cup
24 years later history repeats
@@thedarkrapist1017 But FairPlay👍🏽Respect for the USA Team
I watched this game in my country Argentina in a sports bar, I was rooting for Iran. Nice victory Iran!!
24 years later
The US captain then, Thomas Dooley, used to coach the Philippines and brought us to our first Asian Cup tourney, though he didnt coach in the tournament as he was replaced by Sven Goran Eriksson
Great win for Iran :)
Universal Awakening Do you think Iran has what it takes to surprise people in this year's world cup
DiverseJoe There's always the possibility. It would be nice if Iran got off to a good start by beating Morocco.
Universal Awakening True and it would be better if they made it out of the group stage
Kidd cough Morocco
DiverseJoe it surprised us that they have defeated the Morocco
Who’s here after the 2022 World Cup draw?
Iran win again
Playing rn
@@joeysegura8065 amazing atmosphere
Revenge USA win!!
world cup 2022 they were drawn in the same group once more.
After 24 years Iran vs. United States
I have a saying
In football, only football matters nothing else, no politics.
How many years did it take to come up with that
Nowadays it has changed :(
Tell that to the Premier League, with all their support for the Marxist Black Lives Matter group.
Let's hope history will repeat itself on Tuesday..
This hits different as they are going to face each other again in the 2022 World Cup.
I remember watching this on tv as a kid here in the UK 🇬🇧 Remember the flower giving, which was great to see.
We need sooner world cups national pride and sportsmanship is amazing
As a Singaporean n Asian,
I really hope the top asian team like Iran, Japan etc will WIN the WC!!!
Really I believe is possible but more resources n grooming of the top asian players r needed to make it happen 🤔👍😎
Hey Iran. Ready for a rematch?
How dare you to talk about a match?😂😂you want to lose again?
@@Archadzen you see, iran. You arent dealing with the average US national team anymore. The United States has risen and become legend. The legend that you fear. That’s right, Iran. We have become A SUPER SAIYAN…..wait. I just quoted “Dragonball Z: Abridged”.
@@anthonylong9067 hey your so called SUPER SAYIYAN😂I refer you to see Some of USA last matches Costa Rinka Elsalvador Honduras and etc😂😂now i know why you call USA soper power
@@Archadzen you have no idea what i was referencing
@@anthonylong9067 "Blah, Blah, Blah. I get it. Then the Americans slayed England and went on to win the World Cup"
In 2022 world cup, USA and Iran are in the same group again.
2022 🇺🇸 vs 🇮🇷 ⚽️🥅
Probably one of the best pictures where the USA and the Iranian team are together☝🏽
1998: this
2020: Almost war
2022 IRAN VS USA again.😂
We're going at it again !!!! Iran lets go
The u.s will win this time
@@Frankieefootballmundial let's see friend
@@Frankieefootballmundial NO HAHA BECAUSE IRAN JUST GOT THEIR AMAZING COACH BACK CALLED QUEIROZ LFG
USA wins 2022!!!
@@Flokisteroid Please delete your comment. Your making us look bad.
*When day when Football beat Soccer IRAN love from INDIA*
@theflyingjew bruh, most people are just not interested, they like cricket
Love great india from iran🇮🇷🇮🇳
@@nikrahvagozari849 Thanks from India Iran is also great 🙏🙏❤️🇮🇷
@@parasgates7648 India suck5 at football 😂
🇮🇷🇮🇳😊 We love India.❤
Hope they win again in 2022 let me start praying now😭😭😭
who came here after the april 1st wc2022 draw?
I am😂
iam iranian
Again IR Iran vs USA,2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar 🔥🔥
IRAN 💪💪😍😍
The game was dubbed the game of century for a reason
Who’s here before Iran and USA face off in the 2022 World Cup?
Hahah
American here, I hate politics. Much love to Iran!!
this video says a lot about why there are more teams/countries in FIFA than there is in the UN
Iranians are lovely people. An American here btw!
Thanks to all (esp working behind the scene) who made that game possible! Football above all politics, bringing nations and people together.
Lets do it again.
Who is here after 2022 draw.
Rematch 2022
And they are gonna play against each other again.
Iran 🇮🇷 vs USA 🇱🇷 ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ world war cup 2022 in Qatar 😃👍
Iran Vs USA again... let's see..👀
Football is the only sport that brings peace
not if one side is england
Except English fans of course.
Its correct unless you're England
Hooligans, Ultras, Latin American suppoorters
@@Ebrahim766 LOL NICE ONE
Timeless match
N now 25 years later it’s gonna be still a politically charged match
Before the match presdient bill Clinton gave a speech
Nah, current US players were brought up on woke culture, probably hate their own country
@@nicholasm788 cause generational morons like us millennials created this mess
This match will happen in 2022 edition.
Most political? Maybe, but here other games like this in WC history: Argentina-England 86, West Germany-East Germany 74.
Chile vs The Soviet Union 72
@@hueyfreeman1983 It wasn't so much
@@hueyfreeman1983 it isn’t a political match at all
I saw dis match at the paris stadium remembering that wonderful day
lol it was in Matmut Stadium in the city of LYON not Paris sir ;)
Persian Football Highlight A city of France for easiness just mentioned Paris I know Matmut stadium more clearer than you
@@colinsjanson7161 - Lol busted!
No country can ever be living peacefully with a proven historical aggressor . It is wishful thinking on the part of moderates in Iran. The way to achieve peace is to strengthen your country so the aggressor is fend off.
USA here we come AGAIN
🇺🇸
I hope both teams make it to the 2nd round in qatar 😁
I am here after the draw 2022 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
same 😂
yep
Imagine a match between India and China.
3 bn people
Nepal can beat them in football 😎
For those interested in what led up to this moment in the world cup from the American perspective, there is a podcast on it called "American Fiasco". Great listen and also informative on the US soccer development at the time.
2021 anyone remembered Iran's heroic win??
I was there that night. “The mother of all games”.
Me, my brothers, our friends and 10s of thousands of passionate, emotional other Iranians.
I predicted the 2-1 at the hotel, which was recorded by one of those handheld cameras.
I knew, that Mahdavikia was going to score as he started to run with the ball. I immediately got up and shouted goal, goal, even though he still had quite a fair bit to run. Everybody shouted at me to shut up and sit back down, but I would continue shouting Gooooal. It must have inspired or triggered everyone around me too, as they all also got up, shouting goal, before Mahdavikia had scored…
And then, then he did score!!!! The stadium erupted. There were far more Iranian fans there than Americans. Easily twice as much.
After the match we went to town to celebrate. The city was bursting with Iranians, eating, drinking, singing, chanting and dancing.
It was an unforgettable night. That night we didn’t feel like having won a match, it seemed like we had won the entire World Cup out right.
What a night!! 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
Im from iraninan
Love iran🇮🇷
Love usa🇺🇸
اسهال ویکتور😂
Great video.
We Support Iran Football Team from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Love and peace from Iran
Incredible achievement and message 👍💐❤️😁
Bonito es un mundo de paz.. Y el deporte es el mejor ejemplo
Pensar que el Qatar 2022 se volveran a ver las caras
Winning this game was like winning world cup for Iran.
Thats sad
@@u.s.m.n.tconcacafchampions6326 lol
understandably so and it might even have been better than winning world cup
I thought Football won because the country who won (i think) calls it 'Football', while the losers call it 'soccer'... :?
Abrian Aryasena lmao americans 😂😂😂😂😂😂
You're an idiot
I remember this game well and football won over politics.
Well we are back and repeating this game in 2022
Can't wait to see the rematch in2022 Qatar🎖🤩
I'm here after result of world cup draw, this time their both will meet again in Qatar in same group
Long life iran💪🇮🇷
24 years later history repeat itself, but what will be the outcome?
And theyre facing each other this year as well
now 26 years later they are playing on my birthday, I was actully born on the day Iran played Australia and went to France for the world cup
💚IRAN⚪IRAN❤USA💙USA⚪
@5 MIN IN IRAN بفرما!!!!اوزگل بی همه چیز ما زمانی با آمریکا روابط داشتیم قدرت تمام منطقه با بروزترین هواپیماهای جنگی تجهیزات نظامی و البته ارزش پول ملی و حالا شما زیر چین و روسیه خوابیدین تا میتونه فرو میکنه داخلتون و چهارتا هواپیمای دسته دوم ام نه دسته سومم بهمون نمیدن ده هزار برابر زمان پیش از پنجاه و هفت امتیاز به روسیه ی جاکش و چین حرومزاده داده میشه و بابتش هیچی به هیچی آخه این درد رو به کوه بگم خورد میشه.جمکن دوروبر من نپیچ بچه.آینده ی وحشتناکی رو پیش رو میبینم خون و آتش میبینم امیدوارم دست مردم نیفتین و تکه تکه نشین.خود منم که این همه نقد کردم به این سیستم ممکنه بخاطر یک طرفداریی که از فلسطین کردم مردم پس از فروپاشی سیستم من رو هم تکه تکه کنن.شما و الاغ هایی مثل شما باعث فجایع پیش رو خواهیند بود 😡
@5 MIN IN IRAN عزیز دل دردت بخوره تو چشای من فکر میکنی من از روی شادی این حرفو زدم؟ابله این خاک رو امثال پدر من و من براش خون ریختیم عرق ریختیم توی جاهایی که اگه بگم بهت خودتو خیس میکنی،من دارم خون گریه میکنم برای آینده
اگر نفوذی و دشمن نیستی،پس خیلی احمق تشریف داری که هنوز نفهمیدی توی چه شرایطی افتادیم.من و امثال من باید تاوان حماقتهای امثال تو رو بدیم که این سرزمین از هم پاشیده نشه.جمکن بچه جون پاچه ی منو نگیر.پر بدنتو میکنم گلوله و سرب داغ تا تمام کشور از دست ابلهی چون تو و ابلهانی چون شما نجات پیدا کنن
@5 MIN IN IRAN همین شل مغزا و جک و جونورا مثه تو ریدن تو مملکت باو اخه کی شمارو ادم حساب میکنه؟؟؟هیشکی...واقعا هیشکی نگاهم نمی کنه شمارو اینهمه سال تاریخ نداریم که چنتا عقب مونده ذهنی و جسمی بیان برینن بهش از همین تریبون میگم گور باباتون همین چند وقت دیگه از هم میپاشید تک تکتونو دار میزنیم انقد پاره نکن خودتو
Thats is why footballl is the best game ever. Bring ppl 2getther no matter where u came from,Football unite us all.
Nah this just shows that Iran beat the US, none of that other nonsense.
Repeat of this would be happening this year in Qatar.
Remember Brian McBride in this game, was like superman with his aerial skill
Iran always Beat USA in Football and Wrestling ✌😎🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
PersianPower
PersianGulf
Ali Daei 10 IRAN_Perspolis_Bayern arabian* looking for a fight ;)
Sultan salatuna 🐴
@@hamad-pz3rp you cant change history its persian ever since
Stop acting tough also
@@hamad-pz3rp arabians do have ships?
والیبال هم میزدی با فوتبال ساحلی
what was the first background song in this video?
As an Asian I was rooting for one team IRAN 🇮🇷
Iran and USA once again in 2022😂