A footballer wearing a hijab played at the World Cup for the first time in history (PHOTO) (July 30, 2023)

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

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/493958-a-footballer-wearing-a-hijab-played-at-the-world-cup-for-the-first-time-in-history-photo 2023-07-30 11:08 Morocco women's national team defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to play in a hijab ... A footballer wearing a hijab played at the World Cup for the first time in history (PHOTO)

30.07.2023, 11:08

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.

We will add that the current FIFA Women's World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

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2	Manchester City	31	64
3	Aston Villa	32	55
4	Manchester United	32	55
5	Liverpool	32	52
6	Chelsea	32	48
7	Brentford	32	47
8	Everton	32	47
9	Brighton	32	46
10	Sunderland	32	46
11	Bournemouth	32	45
12	Fulham	32	44
13	Newcastle	32	42
14	Crystal Palace	31	42
15	Leeds	32	36
16	Nottingham Forest	32	33
17	West Ham	32	32
18	Tottenham	32	30
19	Burnley	32	20
20	Wolves	32	17

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