Iran coach Charles Queiroz commented on the behavior of the fans who booed the national anthem during the 1st round match world Cup-2022 with England (2:6).

Everyone knows that the current situation my players are in is not the best environment in terms of commitment and concentration because these problems affect them.

The players of the Iranian national team are people, they are children, I have known them for many years. They dream of playing for the country, for the people and enjoying the game for the people. I’m very proud of them, the way they stand up, they keep fighting. They managed to score two goals against England, they did a good job, they are very proud of what they did.

But obviously, if you want an example, in 2014 and 2018 we had the full support of fans. Now you saw what happened today. Why did they come here if they don’t want to support us? They’d better stay at home. We don’t need them. Players hear everything.

You can’t even imagine, you can’t even imagine what these children have been through in the last few days.