One of the seven Iranian soccer players granted refuge in Australia has changed her mind, forcing Australian officials to hurriedly move the other six women after she divulged their secret location to the Iranian embassy, the government in Canberra said.

SYDNEY -- Global players' union FIFPRO says it expects FIFA, the AFC, and the Australian government to exert the leverage it has to ensure the safety of Iran's women's national team players, whose future has been cast into uncertainty amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the conclusion of their Women's Asian Cup campaign.

This week, Iran's women's football team is expected to touch down in Australia to compete in their second Women's Asian Cup.