Iran’s players remained silent as they sang the national anthem ahead of their clash with England in their first match at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Some reports indicate that Iranian players’ refusal to sing the national anthem may be due to their grief over the situation in their country, where violence, vandalism and clashes between government forces and separatist groups are currently taking place, while opposition websites interpret the behavior of the Iranian team as support for the protesters.
The match between Iran and England will be held in the second group.
Violation: Iran’s national football club stands mournfully and refuses to sing the national anthem of the clerical regime during the first match against England at the 2022 World Cup to protest the violence by Khamenei’s henchmen pic.twitter.com/qPmX2hdMKP
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Iranian football players refuse to sing their national anthem in protest against the Iranian government. #World_Cup_Qatar_2022
– Al Faisal⚽️⚡️ (@ALFAISAL_29) November 21, 2022
In addition to meeting European runners-up England and Iran at the Khalifa Stadium, the United States would play in the same Group B with Wales, returning again after reaching the 1958 quarter-finals at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. .
Source: agencies