Iran may have suffered defeat in their second World Cup game at Russia 2018, but the occasion could yet prove to be a huge victory for thousands of Iranian women back home as they entered Tehran’s largest stadium to watch a screening of the game for the first time since a year after the country’s 1979 revolution.
The photos showed Iranian women blowing vuvuzelas, while others posed for a selfie to record the moment.
Previously, Iran has banned women from watching men's sporting events and breaking the rules could result in arrest, fines or even imprisonment.