Iran allow women into stadium for football match as Fifa hails 'progress'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "Iran is a significant force in Asian football and it is important that we continue to nurture the positive and fruitful working relationship we have built," the Swiss added.
58% : "Thanks to the ongoing dialogue between FIFA and the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation, progress is being made.
51% : Infantino said he would be travelling to Iran in the near future and would again meet President Raisi "to further discuss football-related matters".
48% : Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes the global governing body's policy of engagement with Iran over the treatment of women in football is bearing fruit after some were allowed into the Tehran derby on Thursday.
47% : "Under pressure from Infantino, a small group of female fans were granted access to Persepolis's home leg of the 2018 Asian Champions League final in Tehran.
36% : The calls to ban Iran from the World Cup came against the backdrop of mass protests across the country in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code.
35% : Women's rights campaigners Open Stadiums and another group of former Iranian athletes last year called on FIFA to ban Iran from the World Cup because of the continued exclusion of women from football matches.

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