Even before the game starts this Monday, the 21st, during the first match between England and Iran, Iranian national team players staged a powerful protest as the country's anthem began to play touch. In an act that showed support for the protesters who stayed in House, you playersremained silent while the national anthem Iranian was playing on Stadium Kalifa International.
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In the final result, Iran got the worst of it, losing to England 6-2.
During the last few months after the World Cup, the country was surrounded by chaos, protests and acts of violence. The demonstrations are against the regime in Iran, which has been in power for over 40 years.
According to the opinion of specialists on the subject, these protests that are taking place in the country are the most relevant since the end of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which ended with the establishment of the current government. What triggered the current protests was the death of a 22-year-old girl,
The demonstrations have received violent responses from the police.
The Iran coach stated that players would be free to protest about the matter during the competition in Qatar. This warning was made by Carlos Queiroz before the start of the match against the English country.
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After the country's defeat in its debut game, Carlos Queiroz was clearly afraid to comment on the act during the press conference held after the end of the match.
So that they could show solidarity with other Iranian citizens, the players remained silent as the country's national anthem played through the stadium before the start of the opening match.
During the press conference, Queiroz seemed a little uncomfortable with the fact that the questions were only aimed at this subject and nothing about football. Despite this, no one has commented directly on the act itself.
“Those [fans] who came to disturb O team with questions that are not only football are not welcome”, said Queiroz, in an attempt to shield his players from possible criticism.
“It's not their fault [of the players] that the cup of World happen right now. Us right times, let's express our feelings and our opinions”, said the trainer.
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