It is before the sportingly important and politically charged match between the USA and Iran that SVT met the regime-critical Swedish-Iranians Hanif and Narges.

- This one is very important.

For the first time we can go to the round of 16, which is huge for Iranian football.

But it happens at the same time as there is a revolution in Iran and the Revolutionary Guard is killing people in the streets.

The Iranian regime is trying to use the World Cup to score political points.

They have never cared about football, says Hanif.

Narges is on the same track.

- There are so many mixed feelings.

You don't feel the joy that you usually feel when it's the WC.

But we are here to support the people's national team and not the regime's national team.

Hanif says that not all Iranian supporters in Qatar feel safe.

That because there are also those who are on the side of the regime in place at the WC.

- It is true that critics of the regime are afraid.

They dare not speak.

There has been such pressure.

They are really trying to take the stage from the regime critics.

The protests in Iran have been going on throughout the autumn and they started when Mahsa Amini, 22, died after being arrested by the Iranian morality police.

That after she refused to cover her hair with a hijab.