A footballer wearing a hijab played at the World Cup for the first time in history (PHOTO)

Morocco women's national team defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to play in a hijab at the World Cup. It was in such a garment that she took to the pitch from the first minutes in the match of the 2nd round of the World Cup group stage against South Korea (1:0).

Nuhayla Benzina

Benzina played all 90 minutes and received a yellow card at the end of the match.

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