On one hand, Iran’s women’s football team made headlines by refusing to sing its national anthem in the Asian Cup, while on the other hand, the Indian team is facing kit problems before its first match.
Iran women’s football team has taken a huge step forward in the ongoing AFC Asian Cup 2026 in Australia. The team flatly refused to sing the national anthem of the Islamic regime before its first match against South Korea. However, South Korea won the match 3-0. For South Korea, Kim Hae-ri scored two goals and Cho Yu-ri scored one goal. But despite this defeat, this silent protest of Iranian players became a topic of discussion all over the world. His courageous step is being talked about more than the result of the match.
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Indian team worried about the kit before the match against Vietnam
On the other hand, the Indian women’s team had to face a strange difficulty in preparing for the tournament. Just before their first match against Vietnam in Perth on 4 March, the training jerseys the ‘Blue Tigresses’ received did not fit most of the team’s players, leaving them extremely disappointed. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) had initially cited delay in permits as the reason for the late arrival of the kits. But when the luggage reached the team hotel, the players saw that these jerseys were made for a youth team. Because of this, senior players were not able to use them.
The team that returned after completing the training camp in Türkiye may now have to buy kits locally. Senior members of the team have written a letter to AIFF expressing their disappointment over this entire matter and demanded immediate resolution of it. On one hand, Iran’s opposition is making headlines and on the other hand, India’s preparations have come to a halt. There is a lot to be seen off the field even before the group stage matches begin in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026.