Iranian women get to watch their team at World Cup

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HRW has criticized the ban, which also runs counter to the FIFA statues, which prohibit gender discrimination. Article Four says discrimination of any kind is "punishable by suspension or expulsion." In March, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was criticized by HRW after he attended a top-level football match in Iran. "When Mr. Infantino was enjoying a football match in men-only stadium, Iranian female football fans were under arrest," wrote At OpenStadiums, an Iranian women's advocacy group ‎on Twitter. A female Iranian fan cheers on her team against Morocco. In a statement sent to CNN, football's world governing body said Infantino had been reassured by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during

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