Before offering refuge to Iranian players, Australia took in another team
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Source: SBS News
Published: 2026-03-12 05:45 UTC+10:00
Section: Sport
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Immigration, Australia, World News
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Australia has a significant history of offering asylum to athletes who risk persecution in their home countries, as it has done with the Afghan soccer team, and now, the Iranian team. Source: AAP, Getty / SOPA Images/Victoria Adkins
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