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A protester, holding a rainbow flag and wearing a T-shirt reading 'Respect for Iranian Women' on the back, ran onto the pitch during this evening's game between Portugal and Uruguay at the World Cup in Qatar.
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar: A man wearing a jersey declaring support for anti-government protesters in Iran was escorted by security officers into the stadium where the national team was due to play a World Cup match with Wales on Friday, a Reuters witness said. Reuters could not immediately confirm why the man, wearing a shirt declaring “Women, Life, Freedom,” was being accompanied by three security officers in blue.
Iran's team sang the national anthem before today's World Cup match against Wales, having opted not to do so in their tournament opener in Qatar.
AL RAYYAN, Qatar :Iran's national soccer team sang during the playing of their national anthem at their second World Cup match against Wales on Friday having refrained from doing so in their opening game earlier this week in apparent support of protesters back home.
Iranian security forces on Thursday arrested ex-national football player Voria Ghafouri over accusations that he spread "propaganda" against the Islamic republic, Fars news agency reported.
LONDON: The head of the Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate has claimed Iran could attack the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in which its national team is currently participating.
This was only the second time when England scored five or more goals in a major tournament match. The first time they did it was against Panama (6-1) in the 2018 World Cup. Both have come under Gareth Southgate. England made a mockery of Iran's defence in the match by scoring three goals in each half while Mehdi Taremi was the lone scorer for Iran.
Iran's players did not sing their national anthem before their first game of the World Cup against England on Monday, in apparent support for anti-government protesters in their homeland. Ahead of the game in Qatar, captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh said the team would decide together whether or not to refuse to sing the anthem in a show of solidarity for demonstrations that have rocked the regime in Iran. The Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out around the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.