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iran lodges protest with fifa over us soccer flag post qatar world cup 2022 news al jazeera close al jazeera see this story on our app view in app advertisement play live sign up sign up burger menu open the menu close close the menu navigation menu search search protected by recaptcha news show more africa asia us canada latin america europe asia pacific middle east explained opinion sport video more show more features economy human rights climate crisis investigations interactives in pictures science technology podcasts travel news qatar world cup 2022 iran lodges protest with fifa over us soccer flag post iranian football federation slams unprofessional act as us football body uses modified flag in social media posts click here to share on social media share nodes share facebook x whatsapp stroke link copied copy url the islamic republic s flag consists of three horizontal bands in red white and green with the word allah appearing in stylised script in the middle jin man lee ap photo published on 27 nov 2022 27 nov 2022 iran s football federation says it has lodged a complaint to fifa over the removal of the word allah from the islamic republic s flag on social media posts by its counterpart in the united states ahead of an upcoming world cup game between the two countries in an unprofessional act the instagram page of the us football federation removed the allah symbol from the iranian flag state news agency irna reported on sunday recommended stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 world cup updates tehran protests us post with modified flag list 2 of 4 disgrace to football iran coach demands klinsmann resignation list 3 of 4 why are some of iran s fans protesting at the world cup list 4 of 4 england close in on world cup last 16 after 0 0 draw with usa end of list the iran football federation sent an email to fifa to demand it issue a serious warning to the us federation it added there was no immediate public response from world football s governing body to the reported complaint which came as the us prepares to face iran in a decisive world cup match on tuesday a fixture already burdened by the decades of enmity between the countries the us and iran cut diplomatic relations in 1980 show of support for iran protests the united states soccer federation ussf said in a statement on sunday morning it had decided to forego the official flag on social media accounts in a show of solidarity with the women in iran fighting for basic human rights in the wake of the death of 22 year old iranian woman mahsa amini in police custody the islamic republic s flag consists of three horizontal bands in red white and green with the word allah appearing in stylised script in the middle the twitter account of the us men s team displayed a banner with the squad s matches in the group stage with the iranian flag only bearing its green white and red colours the same was seen in a post on its facebook and instagram accounts laying out the point totals so far in its group advertisement by sunday afternoon the normal flag with the emblem had been restored in the twitter banner and the facebook and instagram posts with the altered flag had been removed we wanted to show our support for the women in iran with our graphic for 24 hours the federation said the united nations says more than 300 people have been killed amid a crackdown on the protests which erupted in the wake of amini s death in september and some 14 000 have been arrested including children iran has accused the us and other foreign states of fomenting the demonstrations without providing evidence eagerly awaited rematch iran s tasnim news agency said on twitter that the us team had breached the fifa charter for which a 10 game suspension is the appropriate penalty the us team should be kicked out of the world cup it added by posting a distorted image of the flag of the islamic republic of iran on its official account the us football team breached the fifacom charter for which a 10 game suspension is the appropriate penalty team usa should be kicked out of the worldcup2022 pic twitter com c8i4i4z3tv tasnim news agency tasnimnews_en november 27 2022 it is not expected that fifa will take any such action meanwhile the two nations prospects on the pitch at the world cup remain finely posed iran s dramatic 2 0 win over wales and the us team s tense goalless stalemate against england on friday set up a tantalising final round of group b matches england sitting top with four points face the bottom side wales meaning the iran united states contest will decide which team goes through to the round of 16 the eagerly awaited meeting is a rematch of the 1998 world cup group stage contest dubbed the mother of all games which iran won 2 1 in a symbolic moment before that match at lyon s stade gerland the iranian players gave white roses a symbol of peace in the country to their american opponents related disgrace to football iran coach demands klinsmann resignation klinsmann suggested iranians have a disposition to cheat bbc pundits agreed a european referee would make a difference published on 27 nov 2022 27 nov 2022 from inside story what message is ayatollah ali khamenei sending to iran world iran s supreme leader praises security forces who have cracked down on protesters play published on 26 nov 2022 26 nov 2022 why are some of iran s fans protesting at the world cup iran s presence at the world cup has brought more attention to the country where anti government protests continue published on 25 nov 2022 25 nov 2022 more from news jones jackson move to republican primary run off in georgia governor race daughter honours security guard father killed while protecting mosque china s xi jinping and russian president vladimir putin meet in beijing republican thomas massie who stood up to trump defeated in kentucky primary most popular iran warns us of surprises if war resumes xi putin meet in beijing iran war updates trump warns of attacks in two or three 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