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Yesterday, Iranian women were allowed into Tehran's Azadi Stadium for the first time in 37 years to watch Iran's FIFA 2018 World Cup clash against Spain on television.

Women have not been allowed to enter stadiums in Iran since 1979, but permission was given for female fans to support their national team's efforts in Russia. The official Iran Football Team twitter account shared a photo of the jubilant scenes inside the stadium.

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Iranian women have used the World Cup to protest against their ban, with many attending the games in Russia. Banners were held up during Iran's opening World Cup game against Morocco to demand a change to the laws prohibiting them to support their team.

On the evening, supporters still faced problems entering the stadium, but Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli intervened with police to make sure women were allowed to watch one of the biggest games in the nation's history.

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Despite Iran losing 1-0 to a deflected Diego Costa goal, Iran could walk away from the loss to Spain with their heads held high after narrowly being denied an equaliser by VAR.

Sergio Ramos also celebrated the news, saying that Iranian women "were the ones who won tonight" on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SergioRamos/status/1009561264690024449

Now, the historic events at the Azidi Staidum should rightfully, and hopefully, set the precedent for reform in the country, to allow everyone who wants to watch football to do so undeterred.