Two Iranian female footballers, Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, have sought asylum in Australia after a silent protest with their national team, while their teammates reportedly returned home under pressure.

Zahra Sarbali, Mona Hamudi, Zahra Ganbari, Fatemeh Pasandideh i Atefeh Ramazani-Zadeh, napustile hotel, u kojem je bila smještena reprezentacija Irana, na zadnji izlaz uz policiju