{"id":122930,"date":"2026-03-02T23:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-refuse-to-sing-national-anthem-in-silent-protest-at-asian-cup-122930"},"modified":"2026-03-02T23:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:32:13","slug":"iranian-womens-soccer-team-refuse-to-sing-national-anthem-in-silent-protest-at-asian-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-refuse-to-sing-national-anthem-in-silent-protest-at-asian-cup-122930","title":{"rendered":"Iranian women’s soccer team refuse to sing national anthem in silent protest at Asian Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Iranian women\u2019s national soccer<\/a> team made quite the statement on Monday night during the opening match of the Women\u2019s Asian Cup, as they refused to sing while their national anthem played over the speakers at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The players were in their customary line before their match against South Korea, when the Iranian national anthem<\/a> began to play. The women, looking straight ahead and barely moving, were stoic as it appeared there were jeers from the crowd. Later, applause erupted from those in attendance following the 3-0 South Korea victory.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s manager, Marziyeh Jafari, was also seen smiling as she looked upon her players\u2019 silence from the sidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This silence is particularly deafening following the confirmed U.S.-Israeli strikes over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/a> Iran has since counterattacked by firing missiles and drones at Israel and regional countries that host U.S. allies or military bases, including Bahrain and Qatar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During questioning by media on Sunday, Iran women\u2019s national team captain Zahra Ghanbari, alongside Jafari, was asked about Khamenei\u2019s death. The question was shot down quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jafari answered in Farsi, but an AFC media representative cut off her response without any translation, according to ESPN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“OK, I think that\u2019s all for your question. Thank you for asking. Let\u2019s just focus on the game itself,” the media rep said before questioning continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

IRAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION GIVES DIM WORLD CUP OUTLOOK AFTER US-ASSISTED STRIKES ON COUNTRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

While the content of Jafari’s response remains unknown, the team’s stoic nature during the national anthem, which is usually met by at least some players singing, says enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Israel\u2019s massive joint military operation, known as “Operation Epic Fury,” left many of Iran\u2019s major leaders dead, including Khamenei. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday against any Iranian retaliation, saying if Iran were to “hit very hard,” they would be met with “a force that has never been seen before.”<\/p>\n

The attacks have impacted the sports world as well as the rest of the country; the football federation\u2019s president shared a bleak outlook about playing in this year\u2019s FIFA World Cup. Iran has already qualified for the tournament and is set to face New Zealand in Los Angeles in June to kick off its Group G schedule.<\/p>\n

“What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope,” football president\u00a0Mehdi\u00a0Taj told sports portal Varzesh3 on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The US regime has attacked our homeland, and this is an incident that will not go unanswered.”<\/p>\n

FIFA also noted it will be monitoring the situation with Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s national team will not be preparing for the World Cup at this time, as a 40-day mourning period following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is in effect. However, the women\u2019s national team was allowed to compete in the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the sports world, Fox News Digital learned that Israel\u2019s national gymnastics team suspended all training and team activities amid the counterattack, with the Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF)<\/a> providing a statement announcing that the violence has caused “unavoidable disruptions.”<\/p>\n

“<\/i>The current security situation in our region has resulted in unavoidable disruptions to our regular training schedule and has created significant uncertainty regarding the national teams\u2019 professional plans, particularly as we are at the outset of the international season,” the statement read.<\/p>\n

A source within the team also told Fox News Digital on Saturday that the gymnasts have been moving between bomb shelters since Iran’s counterstrikes began.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Iranian airstrikes killed at least eight Israelis on Sunday, when a missile barrage landed just miles from Jerusalem in Beit Shemesh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/strong><\/i><\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-refuse-sing-national-anthem-silent-protest-asian-cup <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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