Jim SpearsWomen's football in Iran
October 14th 2008 13:06
Asian football continues to break boundaries with an Iranian women’s U-19 team attempting qualification to the AFC Women’s Championship in Kuala Lumpur, October 2009.
Iran is Asia’s football powerhouse winning 3 Asian Championships and finishing 3rd three times in a twenty year period (1968-88). The national sport is wrestling but the fabled grassroots are still very strong.
Iranian female fans have a competitive spirit; their enjoyment at Iran’s wins over Australia in 2002 World Cup qualifying led them to throw off the Hijab in mixed company. Women’s football exists in Iran but this is only their second involvement in AFC competition. They did not qualify for last year’s Women’s Asian Cup.
Iranian women competing in international tournaments is proof football is better than war for transforming politics
Iran is Asia’s football powerhouse winning 3 Asian Championships and finishing 3rd three times in a twenty year period (1968-88). The national sport is wrestling but the fabled grassroots are still very strong.
Iranian female fans have a competitive spirit; their enjoyment at Iran’s wins over Australia in 2002 World Cup qualifying led them to throw off the Hijab in mixed company. Women’s football exists in Iran but this is only their second involvement in AFC competition. They did not qualify for last year’s Women’s Asian Cup.
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