Australians believe it is unsafe for foreigners to be in a country where anti-government protests continue
national team australia refused to fly Iran for the basketball qualification match World Cup 2023.
The Australian Basketball Federation has informed FIBA that they fear for the safety of the players, given the protests in the country and the arrests of foreigners. The Australians said that they made this decision a few days ago, regardless of whether it would have affected the result of the team in qualifying.
The Australian team defeated Kazakhstan in the last match (90:57) and booked ahead of schedule access to the World Cup, having won all nine matches played. The Australians, in addition to the match with Iran, will have to play more fights with Bahrain and Kazakhstan, which will not affect their participation in the final tournament.
Recall that Iranian athletes and activists sent a request to FIFA to suspend the membership of the Iranian Football Federation. Athletes and fans demand to ban Iran from participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Source: Sportarena
