Iran women to attend football match freely for first time in decades

Fifa ordered Iran last month to allow women access to stadiums without restriction.

World football’s governing body Fifa ordered Iran last month to allow women access to stadiums without restriction and in numbers determined by demand for tickets. The first batch sold out in less than an hour, and additional seats were also snapped up in short order, state media said.“I still can’t believe this is going to happen because after all these years of working in this field, watching everything on television, now I can experience everything in person,” she told AFP.There have been rare occasions in recent years when Iranian women have been allowed to watch matches, but this time they were free to buy their own tickets, albeit a set number.

Sahar Khodayari died last month after setting herself ablaze outside a court in fear of being jailed for trying to attend a match. “The Iranian authorities should lift all restrictions on women attending football matches, including domestic league games, across the country,” it said.But Iran denied its decision to allow women into Thursday’s match was a result of “foreign pressure”.

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