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Iran Team Refuses To Sing National Anthem Ahead of FIFA World Cup Game Against England In Support Of Anti-Government Protestors Back Home

Iran Team Refuses To Sing National Anthem Ahead of FIFA World Cup Game Against England In Support Of Anti-Government Protestors Back Home

Iran’s national football team did not sing the national anthem before their FIFA World Cup first match against England on Monday, in clear support for anti-government protesters in their home country.

Before starting the game in Qatar, captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh said the team would decide together whether to refuse to sing the national anthem in solidarity with the protests that rocked Iran’s regime. The Iranian players stood deadpan and grim-faced as the national anthem rang at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.

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