FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Sunday that world football’s governing body has been “assured” by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend a World Cup qualifier in Tehran next month.
FIFA had demanded Iran allow women free unlimited access to stadiums following the ‘blue girl’ incident where a woman killed herself after being arrested trying to access a football stadium.
“We have been assured, that as of the next international game of Iran, women will be allowed to enter football stadiums,” Infantino told a FIFA conference on women’s football in Milan on Sunday.
