The Iranian coach Carlos Kirosh confirmed on Tuesday that the team’s players are free to solidarity with the protests, which are sweeping their country over the rights of women during their participation in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but they must do this within the framework of the championship rules.
Human Rights Activists (Herna) said that 344 people were killed and 15280 people were arrested during the past two months of the protests that erupted throughout the country due to the death of the 22 -year -old Muhsa Amini while she was detained by the Ethics Police.
Iran’s players covered the national team slogan on their shirts when they played two international friendly matches last September, which was explained as a sign of support for the protests, but they were subjected to severe criticism on “Twitter” in the past few days to meet with Iranian leaders, led by President Ibrahim Raisi, before they left To Doha, where they were trained for the first time on Tuesday.
Kirosh said in a press conference: The players are free to protest as long as this is compatible with the World Cup regulations and with the spirit of sport, but you can also express yourself on the field in football. Second.
Iran signed a difficult group that includes England and Wales and the United States, while it failed to reach the second round during the five previous finals in which it participated..
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