Female soccer fans will be allowed to visit Iran’s national stadium for the crucial World Cup play-off between the two teams - because they will not be able to understand the Iranian swearing.
The Iran Football Federation announced that around 300 Irish women will be able to attend the match in the 100,000 capacity stadium in the capital Tehran.
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