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Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
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Hundreds of supporters surrounded the Iranian Lionesses' coach as it left the stadium on the Gold Coast on Sunday evening, with chants of "save our girls".
Fears for Iran's women's team grew after they declined sing the national anthem ahead of their first match against South Korea last week.
This prompted criticism from within Iran, with one conservative commentator accusing the team of being "wartime traitors" and pushing for harsh punishment.
"We all have very reasonable and serious concerns for their safety," said Craig Foster, a former captain of the Australian men's football team and prominent human rights advocate.
He told the BBC: "When any team participates in a Fifa-regulated tournament, whether Asian Football Confederation or any other confederation, they must have the right to safety and external support to express any concerns they have around their safety now or in future."
In their second match against Australia and then again in Sunday's final game against the Philippines, the Iranian team sang and saluted during the national anthem, leading critics to believe they'd been forced to take part by members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp accompanying them as part of the delegation.
Deniz Toupchi, who travelled to support the team for their final match, said of the decision to initially stay silent: "We didn't expect it to be honest because we know it's a really major [thing] to do."
She added: "We're just proud of them."
Toupchi was one of hundreds of members of Australia's Iranian community in the stands on Sunday. During the anthem, which they do not recognise, they booed and jeered.
Midway through the first half, many also unfurled the Lion and Sun flag, which
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