a day later Iran And wales With the World Cup over, FIFA finally made a public assurance on Wednesday that rainbow items and banners supporting the protests in Iran will be allowed in stadiums.
Stadium security staff, organized by Qatari authorities, confiscated items in rainbow colors and slogans such as “Women. Life. Freedom” to prevent them from entering the stadium.
In the first week of the tournament, seven European teams including Wales suffered defeats. Fight to wear multicolored “OneLove” armbands During World Cup matches and some fans complained that they were not allowed to bring items in rainbow colours, symbols of LGBTQIA+ rights, into the stadium of the conservative Islamic emirate.
match between iran and United States of america Sentiment was charged on Tuesday among Iranian fans, some of whom had come to Qatar not only to support their team, but with banners and flags to protest the movement back home.
“FIFA is aware of some incidents where permitted items were not allowed to be displayed in the stadium,” football’s world body said in a statement on Wednesday.
“FIFA has received assurances from the authorities that venue commanders have been contacted regarding the agreed rules and regulations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”
FIFA’s assurances seem to have been rejected by Qatari officials.
Wales and Iran will play no more matches at the World Cup after results were sent late on Tuesday england and the United States from their Group B in the knockout round.
“FIFA continues to work closely with the host country to ensure full implementation of the relevant regulations and agreed protocols,” FIFA said.
