Iran demand FIFA kick USA out of the World Cup amid anger over social media post

Iran's state-affiliated media has called for FIFA to kick USA OUT of the World Cup after they posted an altered image of the Iranian flag as a show of support for women's rights in Iran.

The USMNT account posted an image of the group which only showed the Iranian flag bearing its green, white and red colours but without any symbol of the Islamic Republic. This has allegedly breached FIFA guidelines, as pointed out by Iran's state-affiliated media Tasnim News Agency. The USMNT say the gesture was to show "support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights" and they added it was a one-time display and it will restore the symbol moving forward.

The state-media outlet added: By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty. Team #USA should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022.” Team Melli fans at their opening two World Cup matches could be heard jeering to drown out the sound of their national anthem, which expresses its desire for the Islamic Republic to live forever. One group of Iran fans have also produced a flag in the stands which read: "Woman, Life, Freedom."

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