The American Federation removed the emblem of the Islamic Republic as a show of support for the demonstrations against the regime
Iran has requested that the US team be expelled from the World Cup for “removing the name of God” from its flag. The Iranian demand is due to the fact that, in order to promote the decisive match of the third day, the American Soccer Federation published on its social networks an image of the Iranian flag without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that FIFA Article 13 states that “any person or group of persons who offends the dignity or integrity of a country will be sanctioned with a suspension of at least ten matches.”
The legal adviser of the Football Federation of Iran, Safia Allah Faghanpour, explained in an interview on ESPN that “the measures taken with respect to the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran are against the law and international morality. » and that «by doing this, they want to affect the performance of Iran against the United States».
The meeting, marked by the political enmity of both countries and the demonstrations against the Iranian regime, will be held this Tuesday 29 at 8:00 p.m. and will be refereed by the Spanish Antonio Mateu Lahoz.
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