2:06 PM ET
James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC
DOHA,Qatar -- Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has told the country's fans to "stay at home" if they cannot support the team after boos were heard from supporters in Monday's 6-2 defeat to England.Several members of the Iran squad have received criticism leading up to the tournament for not openly speaking out against the country's government amid nationwide protests, and players were jeered by their own fans during the Group B opener.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) On Monday, all 11 players took a different stance, and decided not to sing the country's national anthem prior to kick off at the Khalifa International Stadium in a perceived show of support for protesters in Iran, a situation sparked two months ago by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 'morality police custody.'
Amini died after being arrested in Tehran over an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's dress code and the nationwide fury has left the Iran team in the midst of a political storm as the World Cup begins in Qatar.
James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC
DOHA,Qatar -- Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has told the country's fans to "stay at home" if they cannot support the team after boos were heard from supporters in Monday's 6-2 defeat to England.Several members of the Iran squad have received criticism leading up to the tournament for not openly speaking out against the country's government amid nationwide protests, and players were jeered by their own fans during the Group B opener.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) On Monday, all 11 players took a different stance, and decided not to sing the country's national anthem prior to kick off at the Khalifa International Stadium in a perceived show of support for protesters in Iran, a situation sparked two months ago by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 'morality police custody.'
Amini died after being arrested in Tehran over an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's dress code and the nationwide fury has left the Iran team in the midst of a political storm as the World Cup begins in Qatar.
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