According to eyewitnesses, the man wore a shirt with the anti-government protest slogan “Women, Life, Freedom”. It was initially unclear why the fan was actually led out of the stadium. The press officers in the stadium for FIFA initially did not answer a question, and a statement from the stadium manager was announced for later.
A spokesman for the organizing committee referred to the list of prohibited items and symbols in the stadiums, but did not specify which prohibited symbol the fan had displayed. The rules ban symbols with “political, offensive or discriminatory messages”.
Another supporter from Iran, who also supports the anti-government protests, said she brought a t-shirt into the stadium past security, but that her friends because of their shirts with the message “Women Life Freedom” were turned away.
political stage
Nevertheless, there were numerous expressions of support for the anti-government protests in Iran in the stadium. One woman had pursed crimson tears from her eyes and was holding a soccer jersey with “Mahsa Amini – 22” printed on the back: a reference to the 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death in police custody two months ago sparked the protests .
A man next to her held up a shirt with the words “Women, Life, Freedom.” Another fan showed an Iranian flag with the words “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) crossed out. A security stood nearby and pointed at the man.
Source: Nachrichten
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