Iran national football team

2022 - 11 - 21

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England vs. Iran: For Iranians, this World Cup is about more than ... (CNN)

Iran prepares for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images. CNN —. For the last few months ...

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Iran football team doesn't sing national anthem ahead of FIFA World ... (Business Today)

Twitter lauded this gesture at a time when the England team ditched the plan to wear "One Love" armbands to avoid bookings on field.

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Iran, the power of football and protests back home during a World Cup (The Athletic)

However, the episode begged the question: if this was all true, why would the Iranian regime want to have a say on who appears for the national football team?

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Iran's national football captain pledges support to the plight of the ... (New Statesman)

The day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are with them”.

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Iran football team refuses to sing national anthem ahead of FIFA ... (India Today)

All of the starting 11 players were silent as the anthem was played at the Khalifa International Stadium. More than two months of nationwide protests, sparked ...

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Iran football team do not sing national anthem before England game (Middle East Eye)

Footballers appear to stand in silence in solidarity with Iranian protests.

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Iran football team does not sing national anthem before FIFA World ... (The Hindu)

The 11 Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out around the Khalifa International Stadium.

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In an apparent protest, Iran's World Cup players refuse to sing the ... (NPR)

In Iran, a human rights protest movement has swept the country and authorities have cracked down on demonstrators. On Monday, the men's national team ...

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Iranian national football team refuses to sing national anthem ahead ... (Anadolu Agency)

Team players, along with Iranian fans, continue protest Mahsa Amini killing - Anadolu Agency.

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Iranian World Cup squad declines to sing national anthem, backing ... (Reuters)

Iran's World Cup team declined to sing their anthem before their opening World Cup match on Monday in a sign of support for mass protests back home after ...

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Iran refuse to sing national anthem in World Cup opener (Aljazeera.com)

The national team shows support for the anti-government protests taking place after Mahsa Amini's death.

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Iran's soccer team makes World Cup debut as uprising rages back ... (The Washington Post)

The appearance of Team Melli in Qatar is being closely watched — and not just for how it performs, including in its first match against England.

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Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at its first World Cup ... (CNBC)

Iran players line up for the national anthem prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium ...

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