According to the latest news brought by the French media RMC, Iran is likely to be expelled from the 2022 World Cup, and FIFA has held a meeting to discuss this matter, and there is no clear answer for the time being. The reason for this situation is that iran banned female fans from entering the stadium to watch the game, and FIFA was angry after receiving the news, which is a manifestation of trampling on women's dignity, and will certainly be punished, the most serious result is to directly cancel Iran's World Cup qualification. However, what is surprising is that if Iran is expelled, the most promising replacement is not the Asian team, but the new European champion Italy, which is a pie in the sky for the Blue Jackets.
In the final round of the round of 12, Iran defeated Lebanon 2:0, and achieved an impressive record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this tournament, which has an undisputed advantage, pushing South Korea to rank first in the group and strongly qualify for the World Cup. However, the match was originally purchased by 2,000 Iranian female fans, and it was not until the game began that they were not allowed to enter the game. This is related to the traditional concept of Iran and other Islamic countries, women have a very low status, can not show their faces at will, usually must cover their bodies tightly, only show their faces, even when participating in the Olympic Games, Iranian female athletes must wear headscarves.
However, in the new era, the status of women in most countries has been significantly improved, and similar conservative shackles have been broken, and Iran's practice has been opposed by the Western world, which is known for its liberal democracy. This time FIFA's discussions to disqualify Iran from the World Cup are likely to turn into yet another confrontation between two camps with completely different ideologies. Of course, FIFA has the absolute say in the World Cup, even if they forcibly expel Iran, Iran has nowhere to go, and may eventually have to lose its teeth and swallow like Russia.
If Iran is expelled, which team should be allowed to make up for the promotion? I believe that most fans will choose AFC teams, such as the United Arab Emirates and Australia, which need to participate in the play-offs, after all, Iran is located in the Asian division and should keep an Asian place. However, according to the News of the Italian media, Italy may replace Iran to participate in the World Cup, the reason needless to say, FIFA will give priority to the world's top-ranked countries, Italy ranked 6th in the world, and is last year's European Cup champion, if they can participate in the Qatar World Cup, the attention will definitely be higher than any Asian team, and the game will be more watchable.
As soon as the news came out, some fans refuted that Italy was eliminated by North Macedonia in the European zone play-offs, and even the opportunity to compete for 0.5 places was not even earned. Even if you want to make up for the European team, you should choose North Macedonia, what does it have to do with Italy? Should a high international ranking and a glorious historical honor enjoy privileges? According to this logic, simply send the Hercules Cup directly to Belgium, after all, this team has long been ranked first in the world. In fact, in recent times, this is not the first time that FIFA has appeared outrageous ideas, after forcibly depriving Russia of its qualifications and allowing Poland to automatically qualify, it has been fiercely attacked by the outside world. The influence of the World Cup, because of FIFA's perverse behavior, is getting lower and lower, if FIFA insists on going its own way, forcibly expelling Iran, and depriving Asian teams of places, then the Qatar World Cup is destined to become a laughing stock.