the Iranian women’s youth football team will open the “Kuban Spring-2018” with a match against host Russia. “Kuban Spring-2018” will be held from March 16 to 21 in Sochi. The competition will bring four teams namely, Russia, Romania, North Korea and Iran together. Iran has been scheduled to face Russia on March 16 and meet […]

TEHRAN – FIFA President Gianni Infantino will show off his skills in a futsal match with the former Iranian stars in Tehran. The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has invited Sepp Blatter’s successor to come to Tehran on Thursday. The FIFA President will share the pitch with some Iranian football luminaries – including […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Football Federation has asked the AFC to respect Iranian football clubs’ freedom of choice in selecting their host venues when they meet Saudi teams. In a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Iran has officially asked the Asian body to respect the rights of the Iranian teams when it comes to […]

According to Tunisian media reports, Tunis will host Iran on March 23 at Stade Hedi Ennaifer in Le Bardo, west of Tunis. Iran will play Tunisia because of similarity of the team with Morocco. Carlos Queiroz’s team have been drawn in the 2018 World Cup Group B along with Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Team Melli […]

Iran national football team will play several friendly matches as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Team Melli will start their friendlies with a match against Libya on March 14 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. The warm-up match was originally scheduled to be played behind closed doors but the Iranian football federation announced the […]

Reza Ghoochannejhad says his dream will be fulfilled if he plays for Team Melli in the World Cup for the second time. Ghoochannejhad represented Iran in the 2014 World Cup and scored his side’s only goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina. He had already scored the winner against South Korea in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in […]

Iran national football team will play a friendly match with Algeria in March, according to Hakim Medane, Algerian FA executive committee member. “We’ve reached an agreement with the Iranian federation for a friendly match in next March in a European country. We will also face Portugal on 7 or 8 June in Lisbon,” Medane told […]

The Australian Ambassador to Iran, Ian Biggs, has offered a friendly match between Iran and Australia as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. At a meeting held in Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) headquarters on Monday, the official announced their interest in playing a warm-up match with the best […]

Iran qualified for the 2017 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships final match after defeating Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. Reigning Asian champions Iran were made to work hard by Thailand in the semi-final. The first half was a tight affair and there were no goals at half-time. But in the second minute of […]

The Football Federation of The Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Thursday. In the meeting, which took place at the Al Bidda Tower in Doha, two federations signed the MoU to strengthen the mutual relationship and to cooperate for further development of the sport […]