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Iran's World Cup squad left behind a handwritten message in their changing room at SoFi Stadium following Sunday's goalless encounter with Belgium, paying tribute to the 168 individuals who perished in a US airstrike on a school in Minab.The note was released by Iran's football federation after the result kept their tournament hopes alive ahead of a decisive Group G fixture against Egypt in Seattle.Alongside expressions of gratitude towards Los Angeles, the letter prominently featured the hashtags "#168" and "#Minab" as a memorial to the victims, the majority of whom were schoolchildren killed when the strike hit in February.The letter's full text read: "From the ancient Persia thousands of years ago to the civilised Iran of today, the spirit of Iran remains alive and steadfast.
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