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Iran stand with protesters as England and Wales bow to Fifa over armbands

On a hectic day at the World Cup the Iran players’ gesture contrasted sharply with meek end to OneLove protestEngland have never enjoyed an opening World Cup match like this. Six goals, and a performance soaked in exuberance and enticing possibilities, laid down an early marker for the next four weeks in Qatar. Yet this game will surely be remembered for something else entirely: the remarkable sight of Iran’s players refusing to sing the national anthem in a gesture of solidarity with oppressed women and protestors back home.As the anthem rang out across the Khalifa International Stadium, Iran’s players pursed lips, bowed heads and locked shoulders. Their 1,000-yard stares told you something else too: that they, and their families, may soon pay a heavy price. And yet they carried on. The defiant, and the damned. A TV camera cut to an Iranian woman in the stands. She was crying. Continue reading...

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Did they not in the mood to play too? 
I am puzzle. 
Such an opportunity and they have to make it political. 
Iran players were a total let down.

(22-11-2022, 10:02 AM)Migrant Wrote: [ -> ]I am puzzle. 

 I am puzzle-solver.

No wonder like suddenly got many little pink and wumao started attacking the iran team.

At first thought ish just their glassheart ego tio hurt to see their iron bro's team lose big to their archenemy AMDK team, nao saw this maybe ish due to this instead as most little pink and wumao actually supported their iron bro's oppression of iran protestors dip dip one.

The best protest message came from China:

“中国第一、世界第二”