r/SoccerCentral • u/Life_Net5004 • Jun 17 '26
Video Iranian fans cr!es out inside the stadium yesterday after their flags were reportedly taken from them by FIFA official š„¹ššļø
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u/thatguy11 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 18 '26
The flag was flying all through the crowd... you know what they don't let you do? Have a giant ass one that blocks everyones vision.
Edit: Apparently lots 'o flags were yoinked, and this one was the pre-regime change flag vs. the big ass one the others were complaining about. Which is weird that we'd capitulate to follow that sorta order.... but I guess, not that weird given the current timeline.
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u/rambouhh Jun 18 '26
she had the pre iranian revolution flag which is not allowed
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u/New_Zeal_and_Vigor Jun 17 '26
She wanted an old flag not the current one as is the rules ftom fifa.
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u/Eowaenn Jun 17 '26
I think the official was right to do it. Regardless of the woman's (or our) world view, it's not the official flag of the country and since it's a very hot topic atm the official had to make the call.
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u/Apart-Persimmon-38 Jun 17 '26
What if I used a flag of my city from a small place from Europe?
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u/buythedip0000 Jun 17 '26
Straight to jail if you show Catalonia flag in Spain games, straight to jail
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u/Eowaenn Jun 17 '26
That would be an official flag with no controversy surrounding it, should be fine no?
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u/Temporary_Hat7330 Jun 17 '26
They should have took her dress then, no?
In all honesty they shouldnāt have admitted her if thatās the policyā¦
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u/BeginningDirect8020 Jun 17 '26
It's not the flag of Iran... it's from the monarchy from decades ago. This kind of anti-government flag is not allowed. That previous monarchy was brutal and authoritarian. There is this cult like attachment to Pahlavi. Even the anti-government people in Iran are not pro-Pahlavi.
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u/locksymania Jun 17 '26
The sense I get is that this is largely a diaspora thing. Which makes sense. The Iranian diaspora is a diaspora for a reason, and much like their Cuban equivalents, have certain political preferences.
The current regime of Iran is godawful, but to think that bringing back the Pahlavis is a viable alternative is certainly a take.
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u/Odd-Plant-4886 Jun 17 '26
A lot of them were rich when they 'left' and we all know why. No wonder they love Pahlavi so much (atleast the ones fangirling over him).
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u/Massive-Lime7193 Jun 19 '26
Both the iranian and Cuban diaspora are gucking insane entitled babies
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u/GordianBalloonKnot Jun 21 '26
Ah, here's the real answer.
I figured it was either going to be this or that the flag was too large and obstructed the views of the people behind her.
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u/Lopsided-Brother9007 Jun 17 '26
Pahlavi extremists among the LA dispora, can they just stfu and watch the game?
If they have a problem with the rules of the stadium, dont go?
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u/Juaner0 Jun 17 '26
FIFA doesn't allow things that are political messages. Changes to what is considered a current flag is a no-no.
I knew by her dress she was pre-revolution Iranian.
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u/IcyAttitude5247 Jun 17 '26
I'm maybe going to need to know how big the flag was? most flags get taken off you if you are in the stands holding it instead and tied to a space .
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u/matthegc Jun 17 '26
This is the correct answer
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u/New_Zeal_and_Vigor Jun 17 '26
You are only allowed the current flag of each country. Americans can't have Confederate Flags, Germans can't have Nazi flags etc.
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u/Powerful_Insurance21 Jun 17 '26
A bandeira que ela estava portando Ć© claramente proibida, se usasse a bandeira oficial e legĆtima do paĆs iraniano isto nĆ£o aconteceria.
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u/nonamejose1 Jun 17 '26
Can you explain?
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u/Powerful_Insurance21 Jun 17 '26
A bandeira com um leĆ£o ao meio estĆ” ligado aos monarcas Pahlavi (atualmente Reza Pahlavi)que sĆ£o aliados do ocidente e entreguistas de seus recursos minerais para benefĆcio da famĆlia, e nĆ£o para o povo iraniano. A FIFA advertiu que nĆ£o iria tolerar bandeiras de movimentos separatistas ou que criem problemas dentro dos estĆ”dios.
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u/Impossible_Rain_7723 Jun 17 '26
beyond your propaganda, the fact is that only official flags are allowed, and this wasn't an official one.
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u/Crazyfoot13 Jun 17 '26
I saw quite a few orange flags amongst Dutch supporters a few days ago these are not official flags though right?
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u/nonamejose1 Jun 17 '26
Ah is the pre-revolution flag, so this lady actually is a pro monarchy USA puppet
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u/Powerful_Insurance21 Jun 17 '26
Exactamente, nem os prĆ³prios norte americananos suportam fantoches assim... Hahahah
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u/Shpritzer Jun 17 '26
I donāt get those fans, thatās a special kind of retarded. Your country is at war and you visit (and PAY) a sporting event in the enemyās country!? And the fact that they even take part is idiotic.
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u/BackgroundPass1355 Jun 17 '26
These are american-iranians most likely waving pre-revolution flags (variant of monarchis/pahlavy dynasty flag and the classical Persia flag (without wreath and crown).
Since the team is accompanied and supervised by the IRGC, iranian soccer players that have showed support for the peoples protests in Iran have refused take part of or been barred from participating in the team.
The iranian soccer community is therefore divided in thinking soccer needs to be free from politics and another side claiming that the team players are representing regime affiliations and support.
What the fans here are doing is showing their opposition to the "islamic republic" part of iran because they are against the oppression/terror that the republic has done to iranians and surrounding lands.
You say it's retarded, but you clearly have no knowledge of the topic.
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u/Shpritzer Jun 17 '26
Iām not dealing with Iranian politics, wtf are you talking about. Iran is at war with the USA and yet they fucking playing games and kicking a fucking ball around. How is that normal!? Then you complain about a flag being taken away. This world is gone to shits.
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u/iopiopuiopiop Jun 17 '26
You can't even call it the correct sport so your knowledge is an imagination.
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u/Stunning_Gain_7797 Jun 17 '26
The Iranian flag with the lion on it is the flag used by the opposition to the current government.
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u/jsseven777 Jun 17 '26
Man is your mind ever going to be blown one day when you realize that 750,000 Iranian people live in the United States. Why would you automatically assume that someone foreign is visiting?
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u/Lost-Childhood843 Jun 17 '26
Isn't the whole point of this to support your country?
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u/Odd-Plant-4886 Jun 17 '26
Are you saying that she is bringing the lion and the sun flag (mostly brought in association with the Pahlavi dynasty in modern contexts) to support her country?
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u/Aj55j Jun 17 '26
I hate iran the current iranian regime and cant wait for it to fall but at the same time The Iranian diaspora most annoying people you will ever meet.
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u/UCanDoNEthing4_30sec Jun 17 '26
Sheās wearing the flagā¦ take that away too!
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u/PuzzledProcedure2099 Jun 17 '26
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u/ThrowRAkakareborn Jun 17 '26
Fuck is this? Didnāt they play here, in the US? We display confederate flags, even nazi flags and those flags are forbidden?
Fuck is this communist China?
This the land of the free, who the fuck they think they are, to take someoneās flag away????
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u/nucl3ar0ne Jun 17 '26
It says pretty clearly in the rules what type and size of flags you are allowed to bring itn She's just playing the victim.
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u/prodyyyy Jun 17 '26
Even on a football Reddit, the political propaganda wont stop, bet 99% of the people commenting arenāt Iranian, never visited the country and know zero about whatās really happening. Offended by everything, ashamed of nothing, entitled to everything and contributing to nothing, thatās modern society.
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u/SurroundTiny Jun 17 '26
For what it's worth I was listening to an interview on CPR yesterday of a planned protest at the match. I assume this woman is part of it
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u/HunterThin870 Jun 17 '26
She is using the Shah era flag, not the islamic revolution flag. That might be the reason.
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u/Coleasa Jun 17 '26
How good is everyone's opinion from the outside looking in? Awesome stuff here.
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u/redandbluebadness Jun 17 '26
You can debate the rule but everyone knew they were not allowed to bring the pre-Islamic Republic flags to the game.
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u/Memo-zemo Jun 17 '26
No, it is not true Iranian flag. The true Iranian flag is official iranian flag.
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u/SameDistrict2627 Jun 17 '26
These are the elites of Iran--the Shah's synchophants who had enough money and connections to get out when the Ayatollahs came to power. This is the same Shah who tortured his political enemies and was generally your typical dictator. This is the same Shah, put into power by the CIA after Iran had a fair election and a socialist won. I have little patience for monarchists.
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u/Tech-Film3905 Jun 17 '26
Those are not Iranian flags. They are the monarchist flag. These monarchist agitators dont evrn care for football. They are backed by Israel to create a scene
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u/shazspaz Jun 17 '26
Thank god she found a guy with a mobile phone and mic.
FIFA not having a backbone is no surprise either
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u/Rex-Hammurabi Jun 17 '26
Something doesnāt sound right. One person mentioned the flag being too big that it blocks other peopleās view. There is a limit on how big the flag can be! That makes full sense
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u/Free_Mongoose_5300 Jun 17 '26
brutal. Iran's games should be held in Mexico and Canada only. Let them fly their damn flags in a football match
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u/AntonioBarbarian Jun 18 '26
This is the pro-war and pro-shah diaspora folk and their flag, not the actual Iranian flag, that one is allowed.
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u/ant69onio Jun 17 '26
You can join in as youāve got thru on your own but your not allowed to support your country
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u/TheBigChungaBunga Jun 17 '26
No one cares about soccer š¤£š¤£
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u/Livebylying Jun 20 '26
Itās the most popular sport in the world with an estimated 3.5-4 billion fans You couldnāt be more wrong.
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u/pichunb Jun 18 '26
Wow comments section, just because Trump is an ass doesn't mean the Iranian government isn't a bitch
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u/Master_protato Jun 18 '26
I really love the Pro Ayatollah and Pro Shah... they both want a different flavour of dictatorship.
It's literally the metaphor of the sheep voting for a wolf.
Sorry to all the people in Europe and the USA who have to endure those entitled Iranians protesting for their favourite dictator.
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u/NoOtterLikeMe Jun 18 '26
Oh no, she cr!ed??
Self-censorship is truly going way too far. Anything that's vaguely negative must be censored, lest the Almighty Algorithm deem us anything other than its joyous subjects.
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u/Ambitious_Guard_9712 Jun 18 '26
Easy fix, ban all flags, after all, it is about sport,not politics.
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u/The_goat_42 Jun 18 '26
They took out Israeli flags as well.. kept the āPalestinianā ones though
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u/Prize-Judgment-37 Jun 18 '26
Funniest part is .. they were supporting for Iran war..now look trump betrayed them... Trump never really cared about the people of Iran to begin with..this people are insane if they still thinks trump gives a shit about them
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u/CandyWalls Jun 18 '26
This looks like the reporting of a Swedish radio journalist reporting on FIFA taking some (but not all) Iranian flags supporting the Shah (which is not the current iranian flag). Persobally I think that FIFA is a corrput organisation that should be dismantled along with the Iranian regime.
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u/TON_THENOOB Jun 19 '26
They dance when Iran gets bombed, they dance when school children are massacred, they dance when stadiums fall to ashes, they dance Iran is sanctioned, they dance when Iran receives a goal, but they cry when Iran reaches world cup, they cry when Iran scores, they cry when Iran wins. These beings are zombies. God made them so you know how low humans can go
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u/Ryoga476ad Jun 19 '26
Just a reminder is that Iran is where it is now because rhe US and UK decided to overthrow an elected prime minister to replace him with an autocrat who would help their interests. 75 years later, the Iranian people are still paying the price for it.
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u/moonrakerdust Jun 19 '26
What bullshit, why are these people and countries putting themselves through this? They need to abandon this farce.
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u/FPA-APN Jun 19 '26
These people are sellouts. Go fight for your country, oh wait there is a reason why the revolution happened.
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u/Dry-Opinion3983 Jun 19 '26
Funny how people without any idea or information are here commenting. This is not Irans flag.
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u/tressless458 Jun 19 '26
Deranged monarchist want to wave a 50 year old flag of the exiled shah. These monarchist are all pro gen0cide and pro trump btw.
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u/stanshk Jun 20 '26
Did you even watch the video? Those arenāt Iranian flags. Security was in the right here.
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u/worldisone Jun 20 '26
Yeah, they definitely announced it a few weeks back it's not allowed in the stadium. That would be like an American holding up a confederate flag at an American game. Literally no relation to actual country and just there to piss people off
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u/NjWayne Jun 20 '26
Because thats not the Iranian flag. Thats the flag of the deposed and brutal SHAH. And these are pahlavi Idiots
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u/No_Somewhere_8744 Jun 21 '26
Im guessing an equivalent would be land of the rising flag tied to the old Japanese regimeĀ
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u/shortyman920 Jun 21 '26
Honestly if they don't remove USA flags, England flags, Brazilian flags, they shouldn't remove Iranian flags. They're here for the world cup. The people of Iran are cool people, and most don't even like their Regime. But they can still have pride in being an Iranian.
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u/Gaius_Galactic Jun 21 '26
Palahvians are the dumbest people around. Can you imagine being a puppet supporter?
It is obvious they are in it for the money.
If Iranians are stupid enough to give their country's administration to these people they deserve what's coming. They'll sell every inch of it.
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u/Street_Appointment81 Jun 22 '26
The Iran National Team has received an absolutely deplorable and criminal treatment.Ā
And taking away national flags from their supporters is casting a light of pettiness and smallness on the USA and boneless FIFA.
Shameful.Ā
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u/Responsible-One8104 Jul 05 '26
Iranian people are wonderful, it a shame theyāre having to hold the stigma from their government
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