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Male seat is rattle Iranian woman, watching soccer for the first time in 40 years

2019-10-20T00:16:43.923Z


In the strict Islamic country of Iran, men ’s soccer stadiums, which have been forbidden so far, were recognized for the first time in about 40 years. Only one game of the Iran national team was targeted, but the female supporters who were stuffing ...


Female supporter sending enthusiastic support to the Iranian national team = October 10, 2019, photographed by Tehran and Shinya Sugisaki

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In the strict Islamic country of Iran, men ’s soccer stadiums, which have been forbidden so far, were recognized for the first time in about 40 years. The target was only one match of the Iran national match, but the female supporters who were stuffed hard cheered and were intoxicated by the uplifting feeling of the stadium. While expectations were high that it would be the first step toward expanding women's rights, there were many spectacles that shed water on such excitement at the venue.

October 10, Azadi Stadium in the capital Tehran. More than 3,000 female supporters were packed in the female seats behind the goal, and the seats were already full 30 minutes before the match. Too crowded, the parcels that were not originally planned were opened for women. It was separated from the male seat by a fence about 2 meters high.

Women's special seats were separated by a 2 meter high fence = October 10, 2019, photographed by Tehran and Shinya Sugisaki

The game on this day, where general women were allowed to watch, was a match against Cambodia in the second Asian qualifier for the 2022 World Cup. With the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran was forbidden for women to enter the stadium in order to prevent molesting and violent acts, and it was the first time that it was opened to female supporters in about 40 years.

The game was a one-sided development in which Iran won 14-0, but female supporters sent out loud cheering, such as ringing a vuvuzela every time the Iran national team scored, and did not lose their concentration until the end of the game It was.

However, the height of such a female seat is ...

Source: asahi

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