Tehran, Dec 7, IRNA Iran's national Taekwondo team was defeated by Mexico in the 2014 World Cup and grabbed bronze in the tournament.
The 18th Taekwondo World Cup kicked off its work in Mexico on Saturday December 6, 2014 in the presence of 8 world superior teams.
In semifinals on Sunday evening, Iran's national Taekwondo team competed with former world champion team of Mexico and was defeated 43 to 39 to stand in the 3rd rank.
In the first day of the tournament, Iran's team defeated Ivory Coast (17-14), South Korea (21-19), and Germany (23-8) to become the top team of Group 1 with 9 points to enter to semifinals.