Iranian television interrupted the broadcast after noticing the silence of the footballers. While the players were not singing, the Iranian fans responded with applause and cheers for their players.
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Iran’s football team players did not sing the national anthem before the start of their first World Cup match against England in Qatar on Monday, in a gesture interpreted as a sign of support for the protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic since the death of the youths Mahsa Amini.
The coach of Iran, the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, has made sure his players were “free” to protest if they wanted to and they did so before the first whistle of the match. While the players were not singing, the Iranian fans responded with applause and cheers for their players.
Iranian television interrupted the broadcast after noticing the footballers’ silence, according to the DPA news agency, which also confirmed that some fans booed the national anthem at the stadium itself. Among the audience at the Khalifa International Stadium were people with the emblem ‘Woman, life and freedom’.
Among the audience at the Khalifa International Stadium were people with the emblem ‘Woman, life and freedom’. Photo: EFE
On Sunday, the captain of the Iranian team, Ehsan Hajsafihad already demanded reforms in Iran and expressed condolences to the families of those who died in the protests – more than 400, according to human rights organizations.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, He has urged athletes not to “disparage” the country when competing abroad, recognizing the importance of messages coming from a specially monitored area within Iran’s borders.
The team was even criticized after posing with the president on November 14, Ebrahim Raisiwhich was understood as an alignment with the government at a time when thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the death of Amini, arrested for wearing the veil incorrectly, and to demand social progress.
The players of the Iranian national football team meet shortly before the start of the World Cup. Photo: EFE
The players of Iran’s soccer team pray for their World Cup debut in Qatar. Photo: EFE
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