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In today's back of the brief, the World Cup, that's a thing that involves football, or as in the U.S., they call it soccer, is set to begin today.

And much of the attention has focused, of course, on the unprecedented security operation surrounding the tournament, particularly given the ongoing conflict with Iran.

But one Iranian opposition group is now arguing that FIFA, that's the governing body, should take a closer look at the security practices that the Islamic regime allegedly employs through its own soccer system, and whether those practices should prevent Iran from competing.

You'd think that killing thousands of their own citizens just a few months ago might have kept them out of the tournament.

But maybe I'm just being churlish.

According to an exclusive report from Fox News, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, known as NCRI, is urging FIFA to expel Iran's soccer federation from the tournament over allegations that the country's sports infrastructure has been used as part of a broader state surveillance apparatus.

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Specifically, the NCRI claims to have obtained internal Iranian documents showing that security officials have embedded at least 15 commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, into management roles at various soccer clubs across the country.

And they're using these soccer clubs and stadiums and fan organizations to monitor citizens and identify political dissidents.

According to the report, the documents discuss the use of facial recognition cameras at several major stadiums, ticketing systems tied to Iran's national civil registration database, and seating arrangements linked to national identification numbers.

The NCRI also alleges that Iranian authorities monitor fan club leaders and coordinate security operations through officials connected to the IRGC.

The opposition group says the objective is straightforward.

Identify individuals viewed as potential threats to the regime and use that information for later surveillance or arrests.

They note that in Iran, soccer stadiums are one of the only spaces where large numbers of young people gather, express collective emotion, including political frustrations and social grievances, and generally let their guard down.