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Players chose to sing the anthem before their game against Australia, in contrast to their silence during the previous tie.
The Iran women’s national soccer team was forced to salute and sing its anthem on Thursday ahead of its Women’s Asian Cup group stage match against host Australia, sources close to the team tell CNN Sports,
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Iran sing national anthem before bowing out of Women's Asian Cup
Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before bowing out of the Women's Asian Cup with defeat in their last group match on Sunday in Australia. But on Thursday in their second game, against hosts Australia,
The Iranian women's national soccer team made a silent protest during the opening match of the Women's Asian Cup, as they refused to sing their national anthem, which was played over the speakers at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.
Iran’s women footballers refused to sing the country’s national anthem ahead of their Asia Cup match against South Korea on Monday night. It comes amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Iranian women's football team refused to sing their national anthem before their Asia Cup match against South Korea on Monday night. The national anthem, Mehr-e Khavaran, was played ahead of kick off at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland,
The Iranian women’s football team refused to sing the national anthem ahead of their first match since the war in the Middle East began. As Iran’s anthem “Mehr-e Khavaran” was played ahead of kick-off at the Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast,