 | FIFA World Cup: Iran players decline to sing national anthem backing anti-govt protestsThe Iranian players stood impassively and grim-faced as their anthem rang out around the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. |
 | World Cup qualifiers: Iran again bans women from football stadiumThe World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday night, won 2-0 by Iran, was played at the Imam Reza stadium in the northeastern city of Mashhad. |
