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Iran, Mali Friendly Match May Be Called off

reporter 1222 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 05:25:17 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s friendly tie against Mali could be called off after various sources suggested on Saturday that four players of the African side have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Asian powerhouse is to take on Mali in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday – in what will be new manager Dragan Skocic’s second match on Iran’s bench.

A sizzling effort by Zenit striker Sardar Azmoun and a spot-kick converted by FC Porto’s Mehdi Taremi gave Skocic’s side a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Thursday.

Mali, meanwhile, beat Ghana 3-0 on Friday – courtesy of brace by Stade Rennais fullback Hamari Traoré and an RB Leipzig’s Amadou Haidara’s strike.

Iran Football Federation said on Saturday it will closely monitor the news to verify the infection of Malian players before making any further decisions.

Skocic’s team is preparing for the remainder of its 2022 World Cup qualification campaign.

Iran stands third in Group C of the Asian qualifiers with six points, trailing Iraq and Bahrain by five and three points, respectively, albeit with a game in hand.
Eight group winners plus four best runners-up will progress to the final round of qualifiers.

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Friendly Match of Iran, Uzbekistan Confirmed

reporter 1222 — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 09:43:12 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran Football Federation spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi said Iran will meet Uzbekistan in a friendly match on September 17.

The warm-up match will be held as part of the preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

“The clash will be held at Tashkent’s Bunyodkor Stadium on September 7. We are also trying to arrange a friendly with Syria in Tehran on September 3,” Alavi said.

Iran sit third, behind Iraq and Bahrain, in Group C.

The Asian Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 are set to resume on October 8.

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Syrian Football Federation Confirms Friendly Match with Iran

reporter 1222 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:25:58 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A top official of the Syrian football federation has confirmed there will be a friendly match with Iran.

Iran was supposed to meet Oman in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on September 3 but the match was cancelled.

Now, Ibrahim Abazeed has announced that Iran national football team is going to meet Syria in a warm-up match in Tehran as part of preparation for the 2022 World Cup qualification.

Team Melli is third in Group C, five points behind Iraq.

Dragan Skocic’s team is scheduled to host Hong Kong on October 8 in Tehran and meet Cambodia five days later in Phnom Penh.

Iran’s last two matches against Bahrain and Iraq will be against Bahrain and Iraq on November 12 and 17 in Tehran.

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Iran, Qatar U23 match wrapped up with 2-2 draw

reporter 1222 — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 07:02:30 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran U23 football team was held with a 2-2 draw against Qatar on Saturday in a friendly match that was held in Doha.

Reza Shekari broke the deadlock in the 28th minute from the penalty spot while Mehdi Qaedi doubled the lead six minutes later. However, the Qatari team displayed a dramatic comeback with two goals in 83rd and 90th minutes by Abdulrasheed Umaru Ibrahim.

The Iran u23 team has set up a camp in the Qatar capital, Muscat, to prepare for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship match in Thailand.

The team will depart for Tehran today and after a few days of rest, they will leave for Thailand, hoping to bring home the Olympics quota after more than four decades.

Iran has been drawn in the Group C of 2020 AFC U23 Championship along with the defending champion Uzbekistan, China, and South Korea and many consider this as the competition’s ‘group of death’.

The event will take place in Thailand from January 8 to 26 and the top three teams of the competition bring home 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota.

Iran u23 national team has not been participating in the Olympics since the 1976 games in Munich.

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Iran edge Bolivia in friendly

reporter 1222 — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:30:06 +0000

Iran national football team edged past Bolivia 2-1 in a friendly match in front of male and female fans on Tuesday.

In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, about 100 female fans – most of them family of players, federation employees and relatives – were allowed to attend the match.

Albion’s record signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh was on target in the 17th minute after his header was initially blocked by Bolivia goalkeeper.

Rudy Cardozo levelled the match in the 51th minute with a long-range shot.

Mehdi Torabi gave the lead Team Melli in the 63rd minute.

“I am satisfied with our performance but we could have won the match with four or five goal. Our strikers missed their scoring chances,” Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said after the final whistle.

“We played well in both halves and took control of the match but lacked a cutting edge,” he added.

Iran prepare for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE, where they have been drawn In Group D along with Yemen, Iraq and Vietnam.

Team Melli will meet Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

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