“I have felt the tension from the first moment we arrived at this World Cup. At any tournament when there is tension, we won’t have the same beautiful experience we always talk about with peace and joy. … I know it wasn’t just us. I know several countries had visa problems and changes with training camps. Before we arrived, the feeling, the sensation people always have, how they look forward to the World Cup, I think this time maybe they haven’t had the same feeling,” the Iranian striker said.
