The Iran national football team made a personal decision to wear black jackets during the national anthem in the preparation match against Senegal in preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which ended 1-1 draw.

The match took place in Austria to the chants of protesters outside the stadium, who expressed their solidarity with the demands of demonstrators in the country after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini during her arrest by Iranian police.

On the other hand, a comment attributed to national team player Sardar Azmoun, who was quoted by several media outlets earlier in the Story section of the Instagram platform, attracted a post in which he said: “If the maximum penalty is exclusion from the national team, this is a small price to pay pay even if this time you feel ashamed to kill people and long live the Iranian woman.” before deleting the post later.

Iran plays in a group that includes the United States of America, England and Wales at the 2022 World Cup.