“If all goes well, this could be a prelude to the general lifting of the women’s stadium ban. Once spectators have shown their respect for the rules, we hope it will be possible to screen theIran-Portugal game in the same stadium [on June 25] and that will mark the start of families attending matches played at the Azadi.”
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