6 members of the Iranian women’s soccer team granted asylum in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — A total of six members of the Iranian women’s soccer team will remain in Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday, after one of the squad members earlier granted asylum changed her mind and planned to return to Iran.

The names of the seven team members who were issued humanitarian visas to stay in Australia have been widely published — including by Burke — and it was not immediately clear which of the women had reversed her decision.

The rest of the team’s departure from Sydney...