FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Iran vs Spain - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 20, 2018 Iran fans inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) - For the Iranian expatriates who have come from far and wide to Russia, the World Cup is a chance to show their pride in a troubled homeland denounced by the West as a rogue state.
Hopes are high that Iran can grab a victory over Portugal in Saransk on Monday and make it to the knockout stage for the first time in their history.
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