海角乱伦社区 Hosting U.S. / Iran Discussion in Advance of World Cup Match
海角乱伦社区 will host a discussion on 鈥淭he United States and Iran: A Rivalry Decades in the Making” in advance of the FIFA World Cup group stage match between the two countries in Qatar on Tuesday, November 29. The event starts at noon at the David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University鈥檚 flagship campus in Parkville, Mo. Immediately following the discussion, the University will show the U.S. / Iran soccer match in the David Theater (1 p.m. Central time kickoff).
The discussion will be led by Jack MacLennan, Ph.D. (left), and Matt Harris, Ph.D. (right), both assistant professors of political science at 海角乱伦社区. They will provide insight on the historical, political and social dimensions of the rivalry between the two nations.
Tuesday鈥檚 match will be just the second World Cup match (and third match overall) between the U.S. and Iran. The two countries also played in the group stage in the 1998 World Cup in France. The match, which has been described as being one of the most politically charged in World Cup history, was won by Iran, 2-1. Eighteen months later (in January 2000), the two nations met in an international friendly match in Pasadena, Calif., playing to a 1-1 tie. At the time, former U.S. defender Jeff Agoos said, 鈥淲e did more in 90 minutes than the politicians did in 20 years.鈥�
The discussion echoes a June 2006 海角乱伦社区 event at which the late Jerzy Hauptmann, Ph.D., professor emeritus of political science and public administration, discussed the history of Poland鈥檚 and Germany鈥檚 relationship in terms of soccer preceding their World Cup group stage match (won by Germany, 1-0).