HAVANA – “Thank Iran for defeating the United States”. Signed Fidel Castro. The congratulatory message was sent by the Cuban “lider maximo” to the national team who on Sunday blatantly beat the US team. Fidel Castro, who always prefers basketball to football, cultivates a hope for the final outcome of France ’98: “If Brazil wins here in Cuba it would be a big party, but I hope the title goes to a Latin American national”.