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On Thursday, about 500 Iranian women were allowed to attend a soccer match at a stadium for the first time in 40 years. Officials gave permission for women to attend a game between two Iranian domestic teams. Women in Iran had been banned from going to stadiums since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The World’s host Carol Hills has the details.