Iran's national football team took the field against New Zealand hoping to unite the country. But the match revealed something different: deep political divisions among Iranian fans that football couldn't bridge. According to BBC Sport correspondent Shaimaa Khalil, even in the stands, the nation remained fractured — a reminder that some schisms run deeper than sport.

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