Asia’s top-ranked team will enter the tournament against massive protests against the government in the country, following the killing of 22-year old Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September.
The Iranian football team members did not sing their national song in opposition to England during the World Cup group stage match on Monday.
Asia’s top-ranked team will enter the tournament against an atmosphere of massive protests against the ruling regime in the country, following the murder of 21-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was in the custody of police in September. She was detained for wearing a head scarf in a way that was inappropriate.
Previous to that, Iran captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh has not confirmed whether Iran’s team will be singing the national anthem before the match on Monday with England.
The Iranian players have shown their support for the protests by wearing the country’s emblems in black jackets in a friendly this year. Some chose to not be celebrating goals.
Iranian national teams in different sports have opted not to sing the national anthem in recent occasions, and although Jahanbakhsh has stated that the team has talked about this issue with the team, Jahanbakhsh could not clarify the nature of any protests they’ve planned.
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