Iran, ranked 21st in the world and no. 1 in Asia, has successfully won the first place in the group and qualified for the World Cup in a strong posture, but there have been serious violations in the home match of the final round of the 2-0 defeat to Lebanon, they have taken some violence against their own fans at home, and once again against female fans, which has aroused widespread concern.
Iran's first five home games of the World Cup were all played in Tehran, and the last home game in Lebanon was scheduled to be held in the northern religious holy site of Mashhad, followed by serious violations. Iran sold tickets normally in the final round of home matches, and many female fans got normally purchased tickets to come to the stadium, but they were refused, which immediately triggered a riot, and finally there was a violent act of the police expelling female fans, and some police used pepper spray on female fans.
Now, Iran, as the leader of Asia, is beginning to feel afraid, and the Iranian Football Association is worried that the team will not qualify for the World Cup and even be banned from the world. The well-known media "RMC" revealed that FIFA (FIFA) has begun to act, the first step is to let Iran first explain, after all, 2,000 female fans who bought tickets in the Iranian home game have been violently expelled. On Wednesday, FIFA had issued a statement expressing concern about Iran's home refusal to allow its own women to enter the game, suggesting that Iran could indeed impose a ban penalty.
In fact, FIFA has repeatedly made a statement on the issue of Female Fans watching the game at home in Iran, starting in October 2019, Iranian women have begun to break history and successfully appear in the stands at home, in the 2021 World Preliminary Tournament, Iranian female fans began to watch normally, and now in 2022, women are again refused to enter the game, FIFA hopes that Iran will not go back.
Judging from FIFA's actions, Iran has not really reached the point of being banned, as long as it makes a reasonable explanation, stands in the position of maintaining its own female fans to watch the game, and prevents such incidents from happening again, I believe that Iran will still participate in the World Cup as scheduled, and will not be banned globally. If Iran is really expelled from the World Cup, the happiest may be Australia, they may directly make up for the Direct Promotion of the World Cup, because Australia ranks 3rd in the B Group table with 15 points, ranks 5th in the combined two group stages, and Iran, which ranks first, naturally makes up for it, but it may also make the Asian play-offs directly into a promotion tournament, the winner between Australia and the third place in Group A, the UAE, directly advances, and the loser participates in the intercontinental play-offs.