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Iran Women to See Football Freely for First Time in Decades

◢ Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the Islamic republic over its controversial male-only policy. Women were quick to get their hands on tickets to attend Iran's 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cambodia at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Thursday.

Iran's World Cup Fever Bursts Out Into the Streets

◢ Iranians had few options to watch their World Cup opener against Morocco, bar a few cinemas and cafes, but after their shock victory Friday, they burst out into the streets of Tehran in rare and wild celebration. An own goal by Morocco's Aziz Bouhaddouz in the 94th minute handed Iran their first World Cup victory in 20 years.