Iran national football team

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England vs. Iran: For Iranians, this World Cup is about more than ... (CNN)

Iran prepares for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images. CNN —. For the last few months ...

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Iran, the power of football and protests back home during a World Cup (The Athletic)

However, the episode begged the question: if this was all true, why would the Iranian regime want to have a say on who appears for the national football team?

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Iran football team do not sing national anthem before England game (Middle East Eye)

Footballers appear to stand in silence in solidarity with Iranian protests.

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Iran players opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup (Reuters)

Iran's national soccer team chose not to sing their country's anthem before their opening World Cup match against England on Monday, in an apparent show of ...

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Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at World Cup game (NBC News)

Iran's national men's soccer team refused to sing the country's national anthem at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday, in an apparent act of defiance against.

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WATCH: Iran Soccer Team Refuses to Sing National Anthem Prior to ... (Mediaite)

The Iran soccer team opted not to sing the country's national anthem at the World Cup, Monday — in solidarity with the ongoing nationwide protests.

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Iranian World Cup squad declines to sing national anthem, backing ... (Reuters)

Iran's World Cup team declined to sing their anthem before their opening World Cup match on Monday in a sign of support for mass protests back home after ...

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Iran refuse to sing national anthem in World Cup opener (Aljazeera.com)

The national team shows support for the anti-government protests taking place after Mahsa Amini's death.

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Iran's soccer team makes World Cup debut as uprising rages back ... (The Washington Post)

The appearance of Team Melli in Qatar is being closely watched — and not just for how it performs, including in its first match against England.

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Iran soccer team silent during national anthem at its first World Cup ... (CNBC)

Iran players line up for the national anthem prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium ...

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Iran soccer team refuses to sing national anthem before World Cup ... (New York Post)

Players on the Iranian national soccer team kept a defiant silence as their national anthem played ahead of their World Cup opener against England in Qatar ...

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Team Melli Refuses To Sing Anthem As England Thrashes Iran (Iran International)

Despite Iranian footballers' refusing to sing Islamic Republic's anthem in support of the protests, they did not manage to save face as their humiliating ...

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Iran's World Cup Team Shuns National Anthem to Back Protests (Bloomberg)

Gesture will be seen as support for anti-government protests · Iranian leader had warned athletes not to disrespect country.

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Iran's soccer team silent during national anthem in Qatar in support ... (CBC.ca)

Iran's World Cup team declined to sing their national anthem before their opening World Cup match on Monday in a sign of support for mass protests back home ...

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