The Palestinian men’s football team suffered defeat against tournament favourites Iran in their emotional opening match at the Asian Cup on Sunday. Makram Daboub’s side lost 4-1 in Al-Rajjan in Qatar. Numerous Palestinian flags and expressions of solidarity could be seen in the stands amid the war in Gaza and some team members had tears in their eyes during the anthems. A minute’s silence before kick-off was followed by chants of “Free Palestine.” Iran has repeatedly reaffirmed its support for Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war with Israel. The conflict was trigg…