https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/03/09/iranian-women-soccer-players-safe-australian-police-after-asylum-push-trump/
"While the Iranian women's team lost its first game to South Korea, the controversy started with the playing of Iran's national anthem.
As the song played, several of the team members refused to sing along, which runs contrary to the rules Iran sets for the players. Team members made no statements about why they did not sing their anthem, but hardliners back in Iran immediately branded the players as traitors for their silence both during and after the song..."
