Even before the start of the match between England and Iran in the FIFA World Cup, there was a ruckus. In fact, the Iranian team refused to sing the national anthem before the match. The Iran team has taken this decision in support of the protesters taking place against the government in the country. These protesters are opposing the strict dress code applicable to women.
Captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh said the team will collectively decide whether to refuse to sing the national anthem in support of anti-government protesters in Iran. The players’ move was censored by Iran’s state TV.
All members of Iran’s national team refused to sing the Islamic Republic’s anthem ahead of the FIFA World Cup match against England. The move was censored by the Islamic Republic’s state TV. pic.twitter.com/az4sDEkiJI
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) November 21, 2022
These demonstrations in Iran became fierce after the death of Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini was a Kurdish woman from the northwestern Iranian city of Sakej. After which he died on September 16 in a hospital in Tehran after being in a coma for three days. At the time when the Iranian police arrested her, she had come to Tehran with her family. Police alleged that Amini had violated the dress code and was not wearing a hijab.
Serious allegations were leveled against the police
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According to the report, the police hit Amini on the head with a baton and threw her head on their car. The protesters alleged that Mahsa Amini was manhandled. Although the police had denied this. According to the police, Amini had suffered a heart attack, while Amini’s family members said that she was quite healthy. Thousands of women threw off their hijabs and raised anti-government slogans when Amini’s funeral procession took place in Sakage.
England’s playing XI: Jordan Pickford (goalkeeper), John Stones, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling
Iran’s playing XI: Alireza Bairnvand (goalkeeper), Sadegh Moharrami, Ehsan Hajsafi, Milad Mohammadi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Murtaza Pouraliganji, Roujbeh Cheshmi, Ali Karimi, Majid Hosseini, Ahmed Nourollahi, Mehdi Taremi.