A protestor briefly interrupted a match between Portugal and Uruguay when he ran throughout the sector with a rainbow flag on the World Cup.
The person carried a rainbow flag whereas carrying a blue T-shirt with a Superman emblem that learn "SAVE UKRAINE" on the entrance and "RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN" on the again.
The protester was chased down by safety throughout the second half of the match and ushered away shortly after making it onto the sector. Authorities haven't introduced if the particular person will face costs or if police officers have detained him.
The show adopted a slew of different actions taken to protest host nation Qatar, which has been suffering from criticism over its human rights document and the working situations of the migrant labor power that helped construct the stadiums.
In the course of the first week of the event, the captains of seven European international locations had been able to take a stand in opposition to LGBTQ+ discrimination by carrying armbands emblazoned with rainbow hearts in help of the "One Love" marketing campaign. However FIFA introduced anybody who wore the band would get a yellow card, forcing groups to again right down to keep away from dropping gamers, who're ejected in the event that they obtain two yellow playing cards in a single sport and should additionally miss the workforce's subsequent sport in the event that they obtain two yellow playing cards over the course of any two video games up till the quarterfinals.
Following the ban, Germany's gamers determined to cowl their mouths throughout a workforce photograph earlier than their opening match to protest in opposition to FIFA's crackdown on the "One Love" band.
"We might have our bands taken away from us, however we'll by no means let our voices be taken from us," German captain Manuel Neuer stated on the time.
Political strain has additionally been directed towards Iran, which has seen months of protests following the September dying of Mahsa Amini, who had been taken into custody by the nation's morality police for allegedly carrying her hijab too loosely.
Forward of the ultimate group stage match between the 2 international locations, the USA Soccer Federation tweeted a picture of Iran's flag with out its central emblem. The tweet has since been deleted, however the federation stated it was meant as an indication of help for the continued protests in Iran.