Fifa president defends Iran playing at World Cup amid women's rights concerns

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The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has defended the decision to allow Iran to play in the tournament despite concerns about women's rights in the country which has seen two months of protests over the compulsory hijab.
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Infantino told reporters that 'it is not two regimes playing against each other, it's not two ideologies playing against each other, it's two football teams.' He added the world needs more 'excuses to bring people together', and if that meant Iran hosting the World Cup that Fifa should do 'because maybe that would change something.'

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