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October 5th 1981 Iranian women watched Derby for the last time, After that they banned from entering to stadium until now. twitter.com/Kayvan_Hossein…

Last year Iran men's football team got qualified for the worldcup on this day and not only @FIFAcom didn't do anything when Iranian fans banned entirely from the worldcup, Now the team has to play in a country that invaded Iran, killing lots of innocent people including children.

On the first day of Iranian year, under bombs and facing inside oppressions and with internet shutdown, It's difficult to be hopeful specially for upcoming worldcup! Wish all the fans and specially women, some speedy healing and safety in this new year. #Nowruz

FIFPRO Asia/Oceania has released the following statement regarding the Iran Women's National Team players.

@Nasrinaq287 No, on state tv they called them "traitors to the homeland during war" after first the match and call for severe punishment.

@openStadiums Or maybe killing of innocent Iranian students and unarmed sailors by US/Australian submarine. When your country is under carpet bombing of the enemy, it is natural to rally around the flag.

What changed from Iran women's football team from the first and second match?! True, pressure from the Islamic Republic regime on players and coaches and probably on their families. Such a shame in this critical situation. #WAC2026 #IRNAUS

Azadi Arena the place where we were last allowed to watch the men's national volleyball team in 2014 has been destroyed in the bombardment. In those same years, Khamenei’s office ordered that women be banned from attending volleyball matches.

FIFPRO is deeply concerned by the prolonged detention of professional footballer Amirhossein Ghaderzadeh in Iran and by information suggesting that additional players may be affected. We call for clarity regarding the reasons for these detentions, assurances about their safety and well-being, and transparency from the relevant authorities. We stand in solidarity with all players facing detention or repression.

@iocmedia president's answer about Iranian women barred from several sports and what happened during recent massacre to athletes, was quite bizarre. Lack of proper action and responsibilities toward Iranian athletes is threatening spirits of #Olympics

More than 20 athletes and coaches and referee got killed in Iran's January Massacre. Unbelievable how there's zero accountability and immediate attention to this brutality.

Massacre happened in Iran and with following internet shutdown, kept all of us in an immense shock and sadness. Many fans and also athletes got killed: faz.net/aktuell/sport/… We encourage fans and human rights organizations to pressure on FIFA and IOC for accountability.

For a host of a mega sport event, this is a terrible news and it never happened before. FIFA should secure a way for fans to enjoy football, this is a major discrimination toward fan's right.

📢 Trump just won the #FIFA Peace Prize, a decision that ignores his attacks on democracy, global cooperation and human rights.

Iran men's football team in world cup 2026 will be at some US stadiums (LA and Seattle) which means Iranian fans living outside of US probably will be travel ban from watching these matches. Very sad news specially for women who for decades were ban from watching football. #FIFA

Khuzestan province has one of the ultra fan bases in #Iran and all these years women couldn't enter to stadium. Yesterday finally the Yellows saw their female Ultras too.

Finally after 3 years of this incident, female fans in Mashhad could enter to stadium in a few numbers, during a league match.

Today marks the 6th anniversary of #Iranian women entering stadiums with tickets for the first time. We hope to see all stadiums fully open to women, with equal access to tickets.

صفحه رسمی باشگاه تراکتور تبریز ویدئویی از تشویق پرشور و ویژه زنان هوادار تیم در استادیوم بنیان‌دیزل منتشر کرد. تراکتور تمام بلیت‌های این بازی را به تماشاگران زن فروخته بود، اما تماشاگران مرد هم اتوبوس برای دیدن این بازی به استادیوم رفتند.

On the first day of the world championship, a big reminder that #IranianWomen not only excluded from playing #wrestling but also from watching their national sport. When is the end date for this discrimination?!

Including Iranian fans and specially female fans who fought tirelessly for decades to be allowed to the stadium.

20 years ago on Sunday, a group of young female football fans began their campaign to be allowed to watch football inside stadia. I was also there. I look back on the struggle with ⁦@openStadiums⁩ and the BVC’s Pooria Jafreh. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…