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Iran’s Fixture in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Revealed

siavash — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:43:27 +0000

Iran’s Fixture in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Revealed

TEHRAN (Iran News) Team Melli will face Qatar at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar on June 5.

Amir Ghalenoei’s Iran will play North Korea five days later in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Iran has previously booked its place in the 2026 World Cup.

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Esteghlal escape defeat against Persepolis

reporter 1222 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:48:32 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – In the match held at the empty Azadi Stadium, two teams shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw. It was Persepolis’ fourth successive draw in the Iran league. Esteghlal forward Mehdi Ghaedi leveled the score in the dying moments of the match with a powerful strike inside the area.

The Reds have not won a single match after losing to Ulsan Hyundai on Dec. 19 in the final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League. Esteghlal striker Arsalan Motahari was on target just one minute into the match after the Persepolis defenders made mistake in the area.

Shortly after, Persepolis put the Blues under pressure but failed to equalize the match in the first half.

Persepolis striker Mehdi Abdi benefitted from the Esteghlal defenders’ error in the 51st minute and found the back of the net.

Abdi also set up Vahid Amiri for a chance and the Persepolis player found the back of the net in the 66th minute.

Persepolis could have won more goals but their players wasted their chances.

Esteghlal forward Mehdi Ghaedi leveled the score in the dying moments of the match with a powerful strike inside the area.

Esteghlal remains second place in the table with 19 points with one game in hands while Persepolis is eighth with 12 points with two games in hands.

The match was the 94th competitive meetings between the two teams. Esteghlal has won 26, Persepolis 24, and the remaining 44 games finished as draws.

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Iranian women Enters Azadi to watch Iran-Cambodia

reporter 1222 — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 08:37:56 +0000

Iran-Cambodia

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s World Cup qualifier against Cambodia on Thursday will be a landmark moment for the country, as women will be able to officially enter a football stadium for the first time.

The initial allocation of 3,500 tickets for female fans was quickly sold out — reportedly in under an hour — before an additional 1,100 were released for the match at the national Azadi Stadium. Iran News quotes story of women entering Azadi for Iran-Cambodia football games.

“Everybody is aware of problems but, of course, with issues like women safety, you’re worried they might have sold 3,500 tickets for women but there will be multiple numbers outside trying to get in.

“It’s a very changeable situation, so everybody is waiting, holding their breath and hoping that Iranian women will finally get to see the national team play a game of football in their home country.”

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