Iranian captain Ehsan Hajsafi said his team sympathised with anti-government protests at home and his team should be a voice for the oppressed at a press conference in Qatar a day ahead of the country's first World Cup match against England.
Hajsafi, an experienced defender began a press conference on the eve of Iran's World Cup opener against England by extending his sympathies to the loved ones of victims of the regime's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters.