A do-or-die moment for America’s soccer team arrives tomorrow in a match against a geostrategic foe: Is Team USA good enough to beat Iran and advance to the World Cup’s next stage?

As the Tuesday faceoff nears, animosity between the two countries is heating up. Struggling to put down a revolution at home, the Tehran regime is blaming America for fomenting dissent. Our boys, even as they attempt to keep eyes on the match, can hardly escape the grim realities in the country they must beat tomorrow.