Iran women attend FIFA soccer game for first time in decades
(World News USA)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically empty, but thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and face paint blew horns and cheered Thursday at the first FIFA soccer match they were allowed to freely attend in decades. In what many considered a victory in a decades-long fight by women in Iran to attend sporting events, they wrapped themselves in the country`s vibrant red, green and white colors and watched with excitement as Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier at Tehran`s Azadi, or Freedom, Stadium. `We are so happy that finally we got the chance to go to the stadium. It`s an extraordinary feeling,` said Zahra...