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	30	61
3	Manchester United	31	55
4	Aston Villa	30	51
5	Liverpool	31	49
6	Chelsea	31	48
7	Brentford	31	46
8	Everton	31	46
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14	Crystal Palace	30	39
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16	Tottenham	30	30
17	Nottingham Forest	30	29
18	West Ham	30	29
19	Burnley	31	20
20	Wolves	31	17

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