Lusail: A spectator ran onto the field carrying a rainbow flag during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said “SAVE UKRAINE.”
Security officials chased the person down and he dropped the flag on the field before being escorted off the field.
A protester enters the pitch during Portugal’s World Cup clash with Uruguay in Lusail.Credit:Getty
The referee then picked up the flag and left it on the sideline, where it stayed for a few moments before a worker came and collected it.
The back of the Superman shirt read “RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN.”
The front of his shirt also read ‘SAVE UKRAINE’.Credit:Getty
In the first week of the tournament, seven European teams lost the battle to wear multi-coloured “One Love” armbands during World Cup matches and some fans complained they weren’t allowed to bring items with rainbow colours, a symbol of LGBTQ rights, into the stadiums of the conservative Islamic emirate.
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