Finally, the pressure applied by the Iranian authorities has had its effect on the pitch.
The Asian team, which in its inaugural debut against England (lost 6-2 on Monday) did not sing the national anthem in protest at the police oppression suffered by the population after the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini, in custody of the so-called 'Morality Police', has reacted by interpreting it in the second game against Wales, with a 2-0 victory for Iran.
However, the image has been the same as in the premiere in the stands, with symbols vindicating the memory of Amini and boos against the anthem from the fans themselves displaced to Qatar.
On the Welsh side, we highlight a motivational speech that has gone viral by actor Michael Sheen (Newport, 53 years old), who has participated in productions such as
Good Omens
(2019) or
Masters of Sex
(2013-2016).
He introduced him as a guest on a program,
A League of Their Own
(Sky Max) and months later he went to introduce him to the team led by Gareth Bale before their Nations League matches in September.
In the United States, we analyze who is the most outstanding figure of the North American team, which we highlight in the video.
Despite the fact that Christian Pulisic has the most followers on Instagram (six million), the searches tell another story: the majority of searches are taken by striker Timothy Weah.
The young striker left great sensations in his World Cup debut with a goal in the draw against the Welsh.
He is the son of the President of Liberia, George Weah, and a soccer legend, being awarded the Ballon d'Or in 1995. His performance has not gone unnoticed by another major soccer legend, Pelé, who congratulated him on his social networks.
This is one of the audiovisual formats that you can enjoy on Universo Mundial, the best streaming channel to follow the Qatar 2022 World Cup live and where the voices and faces of Cadena Ser, As and EL País will offer the latest sports news, in addition to the analysis of the consequences of the World Cup results.
Universo Mundial can be followed live from this Sunday, November 20 through elpais.com;
as.com, cadenaser.com and Huffingtonpost.es in addition to their respective YouTube accounts.
In addition, the PRISA streaming channel will have the experience of the best sports journalists in Latin America, with the intervention of analysts from Caracol Radio, AS USA Latino, WRadio or ADN Radio
