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Sometimes mouse can escape from cat: Carlos Queiroz 03 Dec 2017

Sometimes mouse can escape from cat: Carlos Queiroz

Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz says there are times when mouse escapes from cat. Iran have been drawn in Group B along with Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Team Melli have never gotten past the group stage in four World Cups but the former Real Madrid says they will see what happens. Iran will […]

Iran Hopeful of A Longer Stay in Russia 24 Nov 2017

Iran Hopeful of A Longer Stay in Russia

The three-time Asian Cup winner is hopeful of a longer stay in Russia for its fanatical support than at any previous World Cup. Iran secured back-to-back World Cup qualification for the first time in the country’s history as Carlos Queiroz and his team sealed the nation’s fifth appearance at the finals with relative comfort, Reuters […]

Italy fails to qualify for World Cup for first time in 60 years 14 Nov 2017

Italy fails to qualify for World Cup for first time in 60 years

Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Sweden who booked a place in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win on Monday. Sweden survived wave after wave of Italian attacks in the second leg of their European playoff […]

Iran to play Togo in friendly match 07 Sep 2017

Iran to play Togo in friendly match

Iran national football team will face African nation Togo in a friendly match in late September. The match has been scheduled for Sept. 29 in Russia. Team Melii will also play Russia six days later in St. Petersburg. Iran football team, which hold 24th place in the most recently published FIFA World Rankings list, have […]

Iran Held by Syria at 2018 World Cup Qualifier 06 Sep 2017

Iran Held by Syria at 2018 World Cup Qualifier

The Iranian national football team was held to a 2-2 draw by Syria in the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The result means Syria’s World Cup qualification dream is still alive. Haj Mohamad put the ball at the back of Iran’s net after 13 minutes after Iranian goalie Alireza Beiranvand […]

Harry Kane scores twice as England beat Malta and move closer to World Cup 02 Sep 2017

Harry Kane scores twice as England beat Malta and move closer to World Cup

The best thing that can probably be said about England is that they won convincingly thanks to the flurry of goals in the closing exchanges, when they scored three of their four in all. Yet the lingering memory of this night might be the sight of England’s supporters taking down their flags and heading towards the exits […]