# Brazil Survives, Africa Shines, Iran Suffers Injustice

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Podcast: [The Soccernomics Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-soccernomics-podcast-7869249)
Published: 2026-06-30T04:26:08+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-soccernomics-podcast/episodes/Brazil-Survives--Africa-Shines--Iran-Suffers-Injustice-e3lf2pe
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## Resource

After an eventful Brazil-Japan match, Stefan and Ashish talk about the success of African teams at this World Cup so far, and the unfair treatment the Iranian team faced at the hands of FIFA and the tournament's main hosts, the United States. Note: As a reminder, this episode was recorded before the Germany-Paraguay and Morocco-Netherlands matches.

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