Iranian Fans Flood SoFi Stadium with Banned Lion-and-Sun Flags Despite FIFA's Crackdown at World Cup

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Iranian fans flood SoFi Stadium with banned Lion-and-Sun flags despite FIFA's crackdown at World Cup

Iranian fans defied FIFA's ban by flooding SoFi Stadium with Lion-and-Sun flags during the scoreless World Cup draw against Belgium on Sunday.

Iran's fans, pro and con

LOS ANGELES — Moments after Iran and Belgium battled to a scoreless draw at SoFi Stadium, the Belgian players beat a hasty retreat to the locker room. Not the Iranian World Cup team. The players on Team Melli lingered on the field, doing a slow lap to cheers from supporters who’d dominated the stands with chants of “Iran!” The Iranian players held their hands aloft and clapped for the spectators, some of whom waved Iran’s pre-revolution lion and…

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