November 27, 2022 – 8:14 PM
Although Iran and the United States will only play each other in the World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday, there are already problems with what promises to be a decisive match. The Iranian Federation demands a ten-match ban for the US national team, as it believes the opponent has violated the dignity of his country, he writes guardian.
They appealed to FIFA’s Ethics Committee, citing the fact that the US FA promoted Tuesday’s match on social media with an Iranian flag that did not contain religious symbols. The drawing has since been taken down, but this appears not to have affected the Iranians.
According to the American Association’s interpretation, they used a modified Iranian flag because they wanted to express support for Iranian women who are fighting for basic human rights. FIFA did not want to comment on the news, but it is unlikely that the US national team will be banned because of this.
Members of Iran’s national football team did not sing their national anthem in the first game due to the repressive regime in Tehran, as they did in the second, during the victory over Wales, but the image of a sobbing moaner in the stands has been seen before. Millions. We wrote about the tensions in the country and the fact that the players support the popular movement even before the tournament. In the group match against Wales, there was a small atrocity in the stands between supporters and opponents of the system. They talked and harassed several fans who wanted to bring banners in memory of Mahsa Amini, who was murdered at the age of 22, to the stadium.
Iran has 3 points and the United States 2 points in the second group. England leads the group with 4 points and Wales is one point behind.
