Iran is appearing at the tournament under the shadow of widespread protests over Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by Iran’s morality police.
— The knockout stage has already arrived for the United States men’s national team at the World Cup. It can advance to the round of 16 only if it beats Iran in Tuesday’s match.
U.S. Soccer told CNN that it wanted to change the official flag for 24 hours to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights” but always planned to go back to the original flag. Against England, the American’s young “golden generation” faced its biggest test yet and looked to be the more threatening of the two teams for much of the game before holding firm against late pressure from England.
Iran is appearing at the tournament under the shadow of widespread protests over Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by Iran’s morality police, allegedly for not abiding by the country’s conservative dress code. Iranian security forces have since unleashed a violent response to the protests.
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