Iran's soccer team wears green wristbands in South Korea

Five of Iran's World Cup soccer team wore green wrist bands Wednesday when they played South Korea to show solidarity with protesters back home.

Associated Press

Iran's national soccer team players are shown in this photo during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asia group 2 qualifying soccer match against South Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday. Five of the players, including captain Ali Karimi, front row second from left, wore green wristbands in an apparent sign of support for Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

The photo was taken by Min Kyung-hoon for the AP.

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