Born in the U.S., Playing for Iran

THE NEW YORK TIMES

BY JERÉ LONGMAN

TORRANCE, Calif. — Steven Beitashour was 11 during the 1998 World Cup in France, where the United States, the country of his birth, faced Iran, where his parents were born.

The family gathered at home in San Jose to watch as Iran won, 2-1, in a match that drew extraordinary interest because of the political estrangement between the countries.

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