Crossing Tehran for a Soccer Game

A madcap journey to watch the first match open to women

I may not be a huge soccer fan, but I love watching the faces in the stands at the Women’s World Cup. Especially this year, with a number of unlikely teams, like Nigeria, South Africa and Jamaica still in the tournament, it’s the fans who I think most capture the imagination: the diehards, clad in their national colors, cheering, singing and hoping toge…