Yahoo – AFP,
17 June 2014
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Iran's team
applauds at the end of their Group F match against Nigeria, at
the Baixada
Arena in Curitiba, during the FIFA World Cup, on June 16, 2014
(AFP Photo/Luis
Acosta)
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Tehran
(AFP) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise
his country's 0-0 draw with Nigeria, after a lacklustre football World Cup
opener for Team Melli in Brazil.
"Proud
of our boys who secured our first point -- hopefully the first of many more to
come," Rouhani tweeted on his English-language account, alongside a
picture of him in tracksuit bottoms and a sports shirt adorned with the
national flag.
It was a
rare casual image of the president, who is normally seen in a formal robe and
white turban, sitting alone on a sofa watching the match on television with a
glass of tea and some pistachios.
Rouhani's
optimistic take on the match was at odds with supporters in Curitba, who booed
Iran off the pitch after a defensive performance.
However
coach Carlos Queiroz said the crowd had to be realistic about what his side
could achieve.
"The
spectators maybe didn't see it this way, but in football when you play with
attitude, soul, emotions, tension it can also be an attractive game and that is
what happened," said the former Real Madrid boss.
Iranian
media also circulated pictures of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his
nuclear negotiating team watching the match in Vienna, where the Islamic
republic is in talks with world powers.
Proud of our boys who secured our first point--hopefully the first of many more to come. #WorldCup2014 #TeamMelli pic.twitter.com/9pzyT1Dr3f
— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) June 16, 2014
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