 | | An Irish woman dressed with Islamic coverings as required by Iranian law watches the Iran v. Ireland World Cup qualifying match at Azadi stadium in Tehran November 15, 2001. Women in Iran are not allowed to attend football matches, but an exception was made in the case of the Irish women who travelled to Iran. Iran defeated Ireland 1-0, but still did not qualify for the 2002 World Cup. |
Women will be allowed to watch Iran's World Cup playoff against Ireland on 10th November from inside the stadium for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution -- but only if they are Irish.Women are banned from Iranian soccer stadiums to protect them from the bad language and rude gestures of male fans and crowd noise is turned down to a minimum during live television coverage to ensure women viewers at home are not offended. ``About 300 Irish women fans visiting Iran, will be able to enter the stadium, but Iranian women are not allowed,'' an Iran soccer federation spokesman told reporters. ``The Irish do not speak Farsi, so they will not understand the bad language which most of the Iranian men use during the matches.'' Iranian women, many of them ardent soccer supporters, are unhappy about having to miss the chance to watch the second leg match, in Tehran on November 15, from the stands. ``I hate this double standard. What is the difference between me and an Irish woman who can watch the game and support her national team. We should be allowed as well,'' said Azita, a 20-year-old Iranian woman supporter. Iranian women were beaten and turned away from a playoff against Australia for the 1998 World Cup, which Iran won to qualify for the last finals. The matches will be the first between Iran and Ireland since the two met in an invitational tournament in Brazil in 1972. Ireland won that game 2-1. About 1,000 Irish supporters are expected to travel to Iran for the second leg of the playoffs. (Agencies) | 11月15日伊朗和愛爾蘭之間將進行2002世界杯預選賽伊朗主場的附加賽。大戰在即，從愛爾蘭趕來伊朗的觀看這場比賽的女球迷迎來了一個好消息：她們終于可以進入體育館內現場觀戰了。這是自1979年兩伊戰爭以來，女球迷第一次獲準進入伊朗體育館觀看球賽。但是，這一規定僅僅適用于愛爾蘭的女球迷，伊朗的女球迷卻沒有這么幸運。 伊朗的體育館禁止女球迷入場觀看球賽，這樣做是為了讓她們免受現場男球迷污言穢語和粗暴動作的侵擾。而現場的電視轉播則可以將這些噪音降至最低，在家里觀看比賽的女球迷也就不會被污言穢語所冒犯。 一名伊朗足聯的發言人告訴記者說："球賽的當天會有將近300名愛爾蘭女球迷進入賽場觀看球賽，但是伊朗女球迷是不可以的。" "因為愛爾蘭人不懂波斯語，所以在觀看球賽的時候她們是聽不懂伊朗男人的臟話的。" 但是伊朗也有許許多多"為足球瘋狂"的女球迷，她們對不能親臨現場觀看11月15日將在伊朗首都德黑蘭舉行的伊朗對愛爾蘭的主場比賽而忿忿不平。  20歲的伊朗女球迷阿茲達對這種雙重標準非常不滿，她說："我痛恨這種雙重標準。到底我和一個愛爾蘭女人有什么不同？為什么她可以到現場觀看比賽，支持自己國家的球隊，而我就不可以？我們伊朗女球迷也應該可以入場看比賽。"
1998年的世界杯預選賽中，伊朗戰勝了澳大利亞贏得了決賽權。但是在那場球賽中發生了伊朗女球迷被毆打，并且被趕出球場的暴力事件。 這次伊朗和愛爾蘭的交鋒是愛爾蘭在1972年巴西邀請賽中2:1戰勝伊朗后，兩隊的首次相遇。 預計11月15日的德黑蘭之戰將會有大約1000名愛爾蘭球迷到伊朗觀戰。 (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2001-11-09 01:00
