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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian authorities will allow women to enter football stadiums to attend a World Cup qualifier in October, a sports ministry official said Sunday.
"Women will be allowed to travel to Azadi Stadium (Tehran) on October 10, 2019 to attend the qualifying match of the Iranian National Team against Cambodia," said Jamsheed Taghezadeh, head of legal and regional affairs in the country. Iranian Ministry of Sports.
"There is no legal ban (for women entering the stadiums) and we need to activate the infrastructure being put in place," he said, adding: "Our vision of women, at all levels, is to prepare the conditions necessary for the success of women."
Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, women are no longer allowed in the stadiums. But the authorities allowed foreigners to enter the stadiums at an early stage.
For the first time in 40 years, Iranian hosts followed the return of the AFC Champions League final on November 10, 2018 in Tehran, between Persepolis and Kashima Antlers of Japan, but did not return to Japan. were not allowed to attend the Iran-Syria friendly match in June. Missing
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