The regime intends to avoid more International shame as it has witnessed in the last games, during which several protesters were killed and tens of other were injured at the stadium and in streets clashes.

The concerns of the Islamic Leadership have been boosted due to the presence of tens of foreign reporters who will be covering the game and the current political turmoil boosted by the nuclear issue.

The time of the game has been set for the middle of the afternoon, 15:30 local time, instead of the evening. Such policy is targeting a better control of the situation.

Officially orders have been given to the Law Enforcement Force to assure the security but in reality and as usual other security groups, such as, the plainclothes agents and the Bassij Force will be deployed in major areas of the Capital. 

Fire trucks with water cannon and patrol cars will be deployed in main avenues while intelligence officers and plainclothes agents will be deployed in side walks and in collective buses.

Inside and surrounding the 'Freedom' Stadium, having a capacity of a hundred thousand, plainclothes men and veiled female agents of the regime will closely monitor all spectators' movements and appearances, in order to arrest "counter-revolutionaries", "hooligans" and females who may try to enter the sports facility in male clothing. Watching a soccer game is forbidden to Iranian women, due to the official Gender Apartheid Law and Islamic texts, or interpreted scriptures as many do get arrested when they try to enter stadiums.

It's to note that soccer riots are nothing new as exasperated Iranians are usually seizing ever opportunity offered by soccer games or big events to protest and express their rejection of the Islamic regime. Indeed, Iran was the scene of consecutive and massive protests, during the 2002 World Cup soccer qualification games but the trend was stopped by bloody repressive measures, and the believed forced loss of Iran to Bahrain. In Esafahan alone several protesters were killed by the security apparatus and the regime had to transfer the notorious Esfahan Governor. Known for having ordered the bloody repression, he, the governor, was transferred to his present post as the Islamic regime's Ambassador to Kuwait.

Since then, important soccer games are often turned into popular protests, especially when they're played in Tehran, or in Ahwaz where there was a huge demonstration a few months ago.

SMCCDI is known for its key role in the promotion of Football (Soccer) Protests and especially in the coordination of last World Cup Soccer qualification games' riots. It constantly mobilized the masses via the intense use of digital technology, such as the Internet and satellite TV, as well as, help from some friendly radio stations abroad who were offering airtime for consecutive interviews and transmitting the Movement's calls: