Iranian woman watching football “Really Great Time” Oct. 11 5:05

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In Iran, where women have been banned from watching football at the stadium for many years, women supporters have been admitted to enter international matches, and it will be noted how much women will see the future.

Women's spectators were recognized in the Iran-Cambodia match in the second World Cup qualifier in the capital, Tehran, on the 10th.

In the corner of the stadium where nearly 80,000 people can be accommodated, there were approximately 4000 women-only spectator seats surrounded by a fence, and women who painted the national flag on their faces cheered.

In Iran, a strict Islamic state, it is not desirable for men and women to be in the same place in public, and women's sports watching in the stadium has been prohibited in principle.

Under these circumstances, in Iran, a woman who was detained trying to enter the stadium after being disguised as a man died of burnt suicide immediately after being told that he was imprisoned last month. Has issued a statement calling for the ban on watching.

Amid growing international criticism, the Iranian government has begun to respond to the issue by, for example, demonstrating the policy of establishing women-only doorways and watching areas at large domestic stadiums.

However, even in this game, women's seats were limited to only 5% of the capacity, and women's games were premised on international games. It is unclear, and it will be noticed how far women's watching will spread.

The woman who watched ...

A 30-year-old woman who said that it was her first football game said, “It was really good. It was a great time. I think that watching the game will improve the rights of Iranian women.”

Keisuke Honda “Watching games should be allowed when women want”

Satoshi Honda, who is the actual manager of Cambodia, the opponent of Iran, posted a video on his Instagram before the match.

In this, Honda said about women watching football: “While women want to watch whenever they want. Many people will say negative things, but decided to visit the stadium. I want to celebrate the courage of women. "