Iran national football team

Iran prepares for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images. CNN —. For the last few months ...

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

All of the starting 11 players were silent as the anthem was played at the Khalifa International Stadium. More than two months of nationwide protests, sparked ...

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.

The players of the Iran national football team refused to sing their own national anthem ahead of their opening game against England in the FIFA World Cup ...

To extend support to the protestors, the entire starting line-up of Iran was silent as Iran's national anthem was played at the Khalifa International ...

The Iran team members opted not to sing their national anthem ahead of their campaign opener against England in the ongoing FIFA World Cup at the Khalifa ...

Before the traditional kick-off of their World Cup 2022 opener against England, the 11 Iranian players expressed no emotion or reaction when Iran's national ...

Iran players line up for the national anthem prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium ...

Asia's top ranked team has head into the tournament amid a backdrop of mass protests against the regime at home, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa ...

The football team's refusal came after many fans back home accused the squad of siding with a violent state crackdown on persistent popular unrest.

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

The Iranian football team players on Monday refused to sing their national anthem before their opening match against England at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, ...