Iranian women are finally allowed in the national soccer stadium for the first time in 40 years. They cheered their team on to a 14-to-0 thrashing against Cambodia.
Iran's ban on women attending sports stadiums is not written into law but was put in place shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.Iranian women cheer during a soccer match between their national team and Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.But following pressure from human rights group and the sport's world governing body FIFA, Iran agreed to permit women to enter the stadium.
— Tara Sepehri Far October 8, 2019 READ: Iranian woman denied soccer stadium access dies after setting herself on fireREAD: FIFA must act after death of Iran's 'Blue Girl', says activistIn recent months, FIFA has come under increasing pressure to force Iran to overturn its ban on women entering sports stadiums, in particular following the death of Sahar Khodayari, a female fan who set herself on fire after she was denied access to a football stadium in Tehran.
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