Iran's head coach has described his players as perhaps the "most oppressed team at the World Cup". They were forced to leave the U.S. straight after their opening match against New Zealand last night. Speaking to Sky News, Craig Foster, former captain of the Australian men's football team and prominent human rights advocate, tells Sky's Yalda Hakim, "what's happened with the Iranian team is absolutely farcical". Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/world-cup-live-us-canada-mexico-three-lions-england-scotland-13535760 #worldcup #football #iran #usa #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales