The women's team arrived in Australia last month, before the Iran war began, and was eliminated from the Asian Cup last weekend.
Australian officials say six of seven members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum are staying but the seventh has changed her mind and will return home.
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Most of Iranian women's soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers
Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, the ...
Seven agreed to humanitarian visas to stay permanently, but one later reverses course and contacts the Iranian embassy to ...
Australian officials say six of seven members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum are staying but the seventh has changed her mind and will return home.
It was a dramatic conclusion to an episode that has gripped Australia since the Iranian team's first game at the Asian Cup soccer tournament, when they remained silent during their national anthem.
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