{"id":1356,"date":"2026-03-19T00:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/1356\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:17:07","slug":"iranian-state-media-releases-footage-of-womens-football-team-arriving-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/1356\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian state media releases footage of women\u2019s football team arriving home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Iranian state media releases footage of women\u2019s football team arriving home\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXV7fhuloPE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIranian state media releases footage of women\u2019s football team arriving home<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMembers of Iran\u2019s national women\u2019s football team are greeted with wreaths of flowers and celebratory music on Wednesday at the Gurbulak-Bazargan border crossing into Iran from Turkey, footage from Iranian media shows.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Australia had granted humanitarian visas to six players and one support staff member after they sought asylum, saying they feared possible persecution if they returned to Iran<\/p>\n<p>Two more Iranians seek asylum in Australia after football team flies out \u2013 reports \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/mar\/10\/iran-womens-football-team-asylum-australia<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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