Tasnim The Iranian national football team was held to a 2-2 draw by Syria in the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Tehrans 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 Irans net after 13 minutes after Iranian goalie Alireza Beiranvand failed to punch off ...

Tasnim The Iranian national football team's head coach Carlos Queiroz said he is proud of his players performance against South Korea. Iran played out a goalless draw in the match against South Korea in the 2018 World Cup qualifier at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Thursday. Queiroz admitted that his side had some challenging moments against South ...

Tasnim - South Korea's football governing body said Tuesday more than 50,000 tickets have been sold for the national team's World Cup qualifier against Iran. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said some 54,000 tickets were sold for Thursdays match. South Korea will host Iran at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. This is the second-fastest ...

Tasnim - Group A leader Iran will host third-placed Uzbekistan at Azadi Stadium on Monday knowing a win will see the team advances to a second successive FIFA World Cup. Unbeaten in seven qualifying games, Iran have been in dominant form in Group A, having yet to concede a goal on the Road to Russia and boasting an attacking line-up featuring the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team's coach Carlos Queiroz said his players are fully ready for vital match against South Korea in the 2018 World Cup qualifier. Group A leader Iran will host second-placed Korea Republic at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday evening in a high-octane clash as both teams seek to solidify their hopes of securing ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - South Korean football captain Ki Sung-yueng said that they are determined to defeat Iran in the upcoming World Cup qualifier. South Korea will face Iran at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday for their fourth match in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Both Iran and South Korea have seven points with ...

Ganaveh, Bushehr Prov., May 12, IRNA Iraqi Football Association spokesman Kamel Zghayr said on Thursday that the federation supports Iran as the host of the former's home games in FIFA World Cup qualifiers describing it as an irreversible decision. Every member of the the Group B of the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team's coach Carlos Queiroz says that South Korea is Team Mellis toughest rival at the 2018 World Cup qualifying. On Tuesday, Iran was drawn against South Korea, Uzbekistan, 2022 World Cup host Qatar, Syria and China. Team Melli will open the campaign against Qatar at home on September 1. In my opinion,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Group D leader Iran brushed aside the challenge of US territory Guam 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Mehdi Taremi (two), Kamaleddin Kamyabinia, Ramin Rezaeian, Masoud Shojaei (p) and Karim Ansari Fard all scored goals on the artificial pitch at the National Football Stadium in the tiny Pacific Ocean island. The win lifted ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says that to play Japan is a good opportunity to test his players since the team has lots of quality. Tuesdays international friendly will see Iran host four-time Asian Cup champion Japan at Tehrans Azadi stadium. Team Melli drew 1-1 with Oman in Muscat on Wednesday in the 2018 World Cup qualifier, while ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said his men are able to produce a good result against Oman in the 2018 World Cup qualifier. Iran has not defeated Oman since 2001, when Team Melli won a match 5-2 at LG Cup in Iran. For the last 14 years, Iran was not able to produce a positive result against Oman and its time to change that record,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian national football team defeated India 3-0 in the AFC World Cup qualifying Group D. Sardar Azmoun opened Indias goal with a header in the 29th minute. Iran captain Andranik Teymourian was on target, firing home a loose ball in the 47th minute. Two minutes later, Mehdi Taremi scored from a decent range and made it ...

Irans national football team has been held to a 1-all draw against Turkmenistan during its first 2018 World Cup qualification match. The group D match was held in Toplumy Stadium in Da?oguz in northern Turkmenistan on Tuesday. Irans winger Sardar Azmoun scored the opener just four minutes into the match, but the hosts leveled the scoring in the ...