Despite troubled FIFA and autocratic Qatar, World Cup is proving itself a force for good

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Iran is another place where the World Cup appears to be having an impact.
45% : While there is no direct connection to the World Cup, the fact that Iran is a participant this year has focused international attention on that country and, therefore, the protests on its streets.
45% : Jason Rezaian, an American journalist who spent more than a year in Iranian prisons on trumped up charges, wrote in the Washington Post this week that he actually was hoping Iran would advance at the expense of Team USA because it would continue focusing attention on what is happening in Tehran and other cities.
37% : Team USA goes into Saturday's match against Netherlands after having beat back a sporting and geopolitical siege from Iran.
33% : After pushback from Tehran, though, the federation deleted those social media posts.

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