Iran’s World Cup Team Shuns National Anthem to Back Protests
November 21, 2022
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as posted by the channelIran’s football team refused to sing their national anthem at their opening World Cup game against England on Monday, a gesture widely seen as a pledge of support for anti-government protests back home.
The squad, known as Team Melli, has been at the center of criticism and controversy over participation in the tournament and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had earlier warned athletes not to “disrespect” the country.
The team remained silent throughout the playing of Iran’s national anthem. During the match fans could at times be heard shouting “shameless! shameless!” in Persian at the players.
The side went on to suffer their biggest ever defeat in a World Cup match, losing 6-2 to England.
In Tehran, anti-government chants and slogans including “death to the dictator” could be heard in one central district of the capital toward the end of the match. A dissident media channel on Telegram said people had also taken to the streets in the areas of Yusufabad and Pasdaran to cheer the team’s loss. Bloomberg is unable to verify the reports.
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