The Iran nationwide soccer workforce was welcomed residence after their World Cup defeat towards the United States in a match performed towards the backdrop of ongoing anti-government protests in Iran.
The gamers returned to Iran late on Wednesday, the day after their 1-0 loss. Anti-government protesters celebrated the defeat with fireworks and cheers in some Iranian cities, contemplating the workforce a logo of the regime. Iran’s remedy of the gamers can be probed after they kept away from singing the nation’s nationwide anthem throughout their first World Cup match. Many thought of the transfer to be a present of solidarity with the protests. The workforce sang the nationwide anthem in subsequent matches.
A number of dozen followers greeted the nationwide workforce at Tehran’s worldwide airport late on Wednesday, the place folks cheered and waved the Iranian flag. Striker Sardar Ajmoun instructed reporters that he was not glad together with his efficiency within the final match. This was the sixth time that Iran participated within the World Cup.
Iran was thrown out of the match in Qatar after Tuesday’s loss to the United States. The protests first started in September following the dying of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini within the custody of Iran’s morality police within the capital, Tehran.
The protests turned probably the most critical problem to Iran’s democracy since its inception within the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian officers have blamed overseas actors, primarily the US, for organizing the protest motion, however have offered no proof.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
