Start worrying?
The Iranian national team suffered a heavy blow this evening (Monday) with the 6:2 defeat to England at the opening of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but the loss is dwarfed by the preoccupation with the well-being of the players.
The 11 who started with Carlos Queiroz's team expressed a protest against the regime in their country and refused to sing the national anthem at the start of the match.
This act caused many echoes in the world and will continue to echo for a long time.
At the end of the game, the national team coach sounded especially worried: "Everyone knows the circumstances of the loss, the environment is not ideal for my players. With all the problems they are experiencing, it is very difficult to concentrate like this. They are affected by it, they are human beings."
🗣 "I'm very proud of them."
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Carlos Queiroz shares his support for the Iran team and has a message for Iranian fans that do not agree with the players not singing the national anthem pic.twitter.com/CkYeHbmorM
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 21, 2022
"You don't know what these guys have been through in the last few days just because they want to express themselves as players," the Portuguese coach told the interviewer, "no matter what they do or say, they want to kill them. They represent the country and play for the people."
Regarding the booing of the crowd that filled the stands in Doha and saw the Iranian team humiliated, Kiiros added: "We don't need fans who support the team only when it wins, they can stay at home."
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