According to CNN, dozens of IRGC officers had been recruited to control the Persian footballers.
The Iranian government’s pressure on its players to sing the national anthem and not take part in any form of protest against the regime in Tehran has had an effect. foreseeable. The footballers had no choice but to do so, although in some cases, like Bayer Leverkusen footballer Sardar Azmoun, he was shy, facing threats of “imprisonment or torture” from his relatives if they did not behave “properly” in the game against the United States. Joined. The majority sang without exuberance and before the whistles of the stands against the Iranian regime.
The first World Cup match in Qatar for the team led by Carlos Queiroz left an unusual picture: the footballers of the Persian team refused to sing the country’s national anthem before the match against England in protest of the death of Masha Amini, the 22-year-old girl who was arrested for wearing her veil incorrectly and wearing pants that were too tight, and died from blows to the head.
In the Iranian team’s second game, on the 25th, in which they won 2-0 against the Welsh team, the players did sang the national anthem at the start of the game, as confirmed by television images, albeit in much begrudging cases. The Iranian government could not afford another insult with the eyes of the world on the football pulse between ‘The Axis of Evil’ against ‘the great Satan’ and their threats have had an effect.
According to CNN, dozens of IRGC officials were recruited to monitor the Iranian players, who are not allowed to interfere outside the team or meet foreigners. “There are a large number of Iranian security agents in Qatar collecting information and monitoring the players,” the North American chain assured.
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Source: La Verdad
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