Iranian Women Attend First Soccer Match in 40 Years

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11 October 2019 09:28 WIB

Iranian women fans arrive to attend Iran's FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match against Cambodia, as for the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. Women have been banned from watching men's games since shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution with only a few exceptions made for small groups on rare occasions. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB

Iranian women fans attend Iran's FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match against Cambodia, as for the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. The tickets are for a special women's only section of the stadium, a decision that has been criticised by some campaigners who would prefer women to be able to attend with their male family members. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB

Iranian women fans attend Iran's FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match against Cambodia, as for the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. The women waved flags and blew 'vuvuzela' horns while the rest of the stadium was still mostly empty. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB

An Iranian woman arrives to watch Iran's World Cup qualifier against Cambodia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, October 10, 2019. For the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB

11 Oktober 2019 00:00 WIB