Players chose to sing the anthem before their game against Australia, in contrast to their silence during the previous tie.

Players sing, salute during anthem in last Asian Cup game as rights activists raise concerns over their return to Iran.

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,

The team stood silently as the anthem was played before they took on South Korea in the Asian Cup in Queensland, Australia

Sky News host James Macpherson says the Iranians women’s football team is “under house arrest” after refusing to sing the regime’s national anthem.

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,