Storm in Iran: Women were taken out of the national team game and sprayed with pepper spray
The women were removed even though they had tickets.
The star interview was censored, the association did not apologize and claimed: "They were not supposed to come in in the first place"
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30/03/2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 6:44 p.m.
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The qualifying stages of the 2022 World Cup are coming to an end around the world, and after decisions were made yesterday (Tuesday) in Europe, Africa and South America, today a difficult story was revealed that happened in the qualifying match in Asia between Iran and Lebanon.
The Iranians reached the final round of the campaign after already securing a ticket to Qatar, winning 0: 2, but the significant event occurred at all off the field.
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A number of women who had tickets to the game were taken off the field, protesting the decision and spraying pepper spray outside the stadium grounds.
Local television did not report the incident and even censored the interview of Alirza Jahanabash, the star of the team who said at the end of the game that "I hope that from now on our wives can also get on the pitches so we can make them happy too".
The local association did not apologize, and to add insult to injury claimed that women were not supposed to enter in the first place.
On the eve of the match, Iran reported that about 12,000 people had secured their place in the game, including 2,000 women.
In previous times when women were allowed to attend football matches, they were greeted through separate gates, sat in the stands without men, and were even assigned separate ambulances in case of need.
In Iran, women were banned from entering the pitches shortly after the country's revolution in 1979, and this ban was lifted in 2018 following threats of suspension from FIFA. By the way, women in Iran are still suspended from non-international games.
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