Although Iran lost the game against Spain 1-0 in the current World Cup, it didn’t stop female Iranian spectators from celebrating their first entry of stadiums to watch a soccer match in the past 37 years.
They were allowed to watch the game on huge TV screens in Azadi, the largest stadium in Iran.
It is widely considered as a breakthrough for the country in which women watching men’s sport events can be arrested, monetarily punished or imprisoned.
Iranian women were last allowed inside the Azadi on October 5, 1981, to watch the Tehran derby before being barred as part of sweeping reforms after the Islamic Revolution.
Source: CGTN news.