The households of Iran’s FIFA World Cup crew have been threatened with imprisonment and torture if the gamers fail to “behave” forward of the match in opposition to the USA, a report stated.

When the gamers had refused to sing the nation’s nationwide anthem of their opening match in opposition to England on November 21, they have been referred to as to a gathering with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), CNN reported.

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The gamers have been advised that their households would face “violence and and torture” if they didn’t sing the nationwide anthem or in the event that they joined any political protest throughout FIFA World Cup, the report stated.

Within the second recreation, the gamers sang the anthem.

The report additionally stated that dozens of officers from the IRGC had been drafted in to observe the Iranian gamers who usually are not allowed to mingle exterior the squad or meet with foreigners.

“There are a lot of Iranian safety officers in Qatar gathering data and monitoring the gamers,” the report stated.

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Carlos Queiroz, the Portuguese coach of Iran’s nationwide crew, additionally met with IRGC officers following their threats to Iranian gamers and their households, the report stated.

“Within the final recreation in opposition to Wales, the regime despatched over tons of of those actor supporters in an effort to create a false sense of assist and favor amongst the followers. For the subsequent recreation in opposition to the U.S, the regime is planning to considerably enhance the variety of actors into the 1000’s,” the report stated.