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Iran national football team face political threats over anthem silence

LONDON: Fears that Iranian footballers playing at the World Cup in Qatar could face punishment at home over their refusal to sing their country’s national anthem are growing after a politician said Tehran would “never allow anyone to insult our anthem,” The Guardian reported. At the start of their opening group match against England on Monday, which resulted in a 6-2 defeat, the Iranian players did not sing along to the anthem.

Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Christian Eriksen was back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmaker position for Denmark’s opening game at the World Cup on Tuesday against Tunisia in Group D and played the full 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw.

Tunisia hold Denmark to 0-0 draw in Group D at World Cup

AL RAYYAN, Qatar: Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw Tuesday at the World Cup. Coming three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset — and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters — it was another big result for two of the four Arab nations competing at the first World Cup in the Middle East.

Iranians celebrate World Cup defeat against England as anti-regime anger mounts

LONDON: Video clips from Iran show its people celebrating after the national football team’s 6-2 defeat against England at the FIFA World Cup on Monday, the Daily Mail reported.

Arab Esports Federation makes move to launch online chess platform

RIYADH: A media company based in Australia has agreed an exclusive long-term online chess partnership with the Arab Esports Federation.

"Extreme blackmail" forced federations to drop armbands-German FA

DOHA : Soccer federations who had planned to wear the 'OneLove' armbands to make a statement against discrimination during the World Cup in Qatar were faced with "extreme blackmail" that led to dropping the planned action, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Tuesday.

Qatar World Cup: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia ahead of games featuring Denmark, Poland and France

Led by one of the world's greatest football players, Lionel Messi, for what is most likely his last World Cup, Argentina will be looking to shake off the jinx that has seen it not win the title since 1986 in Mexico, despite reaching the finals on two occasions -- in 1990 and 2014.

Dominant England hit six past plucky Iran in World Cup Group B opener

DOHA: They used mist machines to cope with the midday sun in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but it was England who brought the heat and kept their cool on Monday (Nov 21) as they hammered Iran 6-2.

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Iran national football team face political threats over anthem silence

Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

Tunisia hold Denmark to 0-0 draw in Group D at World Cup

Iranians celebrate World Cup defeat against England as anti-regime anger mounts

Arab Esports Federation makes move to launch online chess platform

"Extreme blackmail" forced federations to drop armbands-German FA

Qatar World Cup: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia ahead of games featuring Denmark, Poland and France

Dominant England hit six past plucky Iran in World Cup Group B opener