According to sources, there was an emotional press conference for the Iranian player ahead of Thursday's match against the home nation Australia in the Asian Championship. Reporters had been asked not to ask questions about the war. Both Sara Didar and coach Marziyeh Jafari brought up the situation at home in Iran during the event.
The 21-year-old striker spoke via an English-speaking interpreter at the press conference. ' The specific events in Iran that Didar and Jafari were referring to have not been disclosed. It remains unclear why reporters were asked not to ask questions about the war.
We are obviously all worried and sad about what has happened in Iran and our families in Iran.