As Iran chase glory, fans divided on off-the-field matters

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Managing one distraction at the World Cup is hard enough. As Iran's 2-2 World Cup-opening draw against New Zealand showed, Team Melli have to handle two: the fallout from the armed conflict between Iran and the United States, and the adjacent division between Iranian-American fans who support or oppose the current Iranian government.