Iran national football team

Twitter lauded this gesture at a time when the England team ditched the plan to wear "One Love" armbands to avoid bookings on field.

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?

The day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are with them”.

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

The 11 Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out around the Khalifa International Stadium.

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

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 ...

Iran players stayed silent as supporters jeered during their national anthem before their World Cup Group B game against England at Khalifa International ...

Before a ball was even kicked in Iran's World Cup opener against England on Monday, Iran's players made a powerful statement.

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.

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

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 ...

All eyes will be trained on the Iranian football team during the country's pre-game national anthem as protests rage back home sparked by the death of 22-year- ...

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