EXCLUSIVE: Iran stadium campaigner says women attending match will 'break a taboo' by sgevans
Exclusive: Iran stadium campaigner says women attending match will "break a taboo"LONDON - Iranian women will be allowed to watch the national soccer team play on Thursday for the first time in over 40 years, but campaigners are not convinced the match against Cambodia heralds a wider opening up of sports by the government.
But a leading activist said FIFA should have pushed Iranian authorities harder and sooner to adhere to its anti-discrimination rules. Around 3,000 women’s’ tickets for the World Cup qualifier were snapped up when they went on sale last week and FIFA had said it expected more to be released, but no additional seats had been made available by Wednesday.
At Iran’s friendly against Syria in June, women were locked out of the Azadi Stadium. Some were detained by security forces.
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