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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Qatar World Cup: Protests & Non-Protests Loom Large Over ... (Deadline)

All eyes will be trained on the Iranian football team during the country's pre-game national anthem as protests rage back home sparked by the death of 22-year- ...

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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 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 players opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup (Reuters)

Iran's national soccer team chose not to sing their country's anthem before their opening World Cup match against England on Monday, in an apparent show of ...

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Iranian football squad declines to sing national anthem (RTE.ie)

Iran's World Cup football team declined to sing their national anthem before their opening match against England today after many fans back home accused the ...

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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 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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Team Melli Refuses To Sing Anthem As England Thrashes Iran (Iran International)

Despite Iranian footballers' refusing to sing Islamic Republic's anthem in support of the protests, they did not manage to save face as their humiliating ...

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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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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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Iran players remain silent during national anthem at World Cup in ... (CNN)

Before a ball was even kicked in Iran's World Cup opener against England on Monday, Iran's players made a powerful statement.

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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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