FIFA announced their decision to ban players from wearing hijab ##s during matches . World football officials are defending their refusal to allow the Iranian women 's soccer team to wear head scarves while playing in an Olympic qualifying round in Amman , Jordan . Iran 's women 's team chose to attend match with FIFA rather than remove scarves . FIFA banned the team in 2011 because of potential choking incidents .
FIFA announced their decision to ban players from wearing hijab ##s during matches . Iran 's women 's team chose to attend match with FIFA rather than remove scarves . FIFA banned the team in 2011 because of potential choking incidents .