FIFA World Cup 2022: Iran Skips National Anthem Before Cup Opener Against England
News 18Iran’s players did not sing their national anthem before their first game of the World Cup against England on Monday, in apparent support for anti-government protesters in their homeland. ENGLAND VS IRAN, FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 LIVE Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died three days after her arrest in Tehran over an alleged breach of the Islamic republic’s dress code for women, which includes the mandatory hijab headscarf. “Every single player has a different celebration and you ask about national anthem and that’s something that also has to be decided in the team, which we already talked about,” he said. “But we never made a big deal out of it, to be honest, because everybody is only thinking about football.” The crackdown since Amini’s death has left nearly 400 people dead, according to Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.