Argentina 's right-wing junta allegedly bribed Peru with grain and a $ 50M loan in 1978 . `` I did n't hesitate , '' he told Ian Hawkey , author of `` Feet of the Chameleon . '' The US government was not aware of this until the late 1980s, when it became clear that the Peruvian military had been involved in drug trafficking for years. When Iran beat U.S. at the 1998 World Cup , celebrations in Tehran had a destabilizing effect . Algerian players go AWOL rather than represent colonial masters France at World Cup .
Argentina 's right-wing junta allegedly bribed Peru with grain and a $ 50M loan in 1978 . The US government was not aware of this until the late 1980s, when it became clear that the Peruvian military had been involved in drug trafficking for years. When Iran beat U.S. at the 1998 World Cup , celebrations in Tehran had a destabilizing effect . Algerian players go AWOL rather than represent colonial masters France at World Cup .