MNA According to the latest FIFA world ranking, the national Iranian football team has remained as the best team in Asia above the Australia and Japan as well as the AFC Asian Cup champion Qatar. According to the AFC Asian Cup website, the Islamic Republic of Iran remained as the Continent's highest ranked team while AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 champions ...

Al-Monitor - "Now the end is here," wrote Carlos Queiroz on his Instagram page. The 65-year-old Portuguese coach had led Iran's national soccer team for eight years. His emotional farewell followed a 3-0 defeat by Japan in the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirati city of al-Ain on Jan. 28. Right into the second half,...

Tasnim Carlos Queiroz said he has ended his time as head coach of Iran national football team, following a 3-0 defeat against Japan in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 semi-finals. "I wish the Iranian people the best," said Queiroz in his post-match press conference. "After eight years, I have done my work, and this is the end. Good luck to the true ...

Press TV - In the 2019 Asian Cup, Iran have prepared for Monday's semi-final against Japan, with coach Carlos Queiroz calling on his players to stick to Iran football. Team Melli advanced to the last 4 after cruising past China 3-0 in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Iran have had the best defensive record in the tournament so far as they are yet to concede ...

Tasnim - Hajime Moriyasu says Japan will play aggressively when the Samurai Blue take on Iran in the semi-finals of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 at Al Ains Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Monday. When we came to this tournament we already knew every game would be difficult and we prepared for that, he said. Were not a perfect team and were not a mature ...

MNA The national Iranian football team took on China on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and trounced its east Asian rival with three goals. The second quarterfinal match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 on Thursday finished minutes ago between the Islamic Republic of Iran and China PR at the at Mohammed Bin ZayedStadiumin ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events: United States frees American-born anchor of Irans Press TV An American-born anchor for Irans state-run Press TV was released after 10 days of detention in the United States as a material witness in an undisclosed U.S. federal investigation, the English-language news channel reported ...

MNA | Hadi Abyar: On Wednesday, the national Iranian football team held its last training session in the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium's cricket field in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to prepare themselves for the Thursday match against China in the quarter-final stage of AFC Asian Cup.  

Press TV - With the latest from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup; currently underway in the United Arab Emirates, Iran and China have been preparing to play in the quarterfinals of the tournament. After beating Oman 2-nil in the round of 16, and their good performance in the group stage, the 3-time champions head into the match against China eager to claim ...

MNA Team Melli coach Carlos Queiroz said that the game against the tough team of China in the quarterfinals of 2018 Asian AFC Cup is a new adventure. Making the remarks in a pre-match press conference in Abu Dhabis Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium on Wednesday, he said, No two games in football are ever the same, in football ...

Tasnim Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup if the national football team, known as the Team Melli, becomes a finalist. Speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the southern province of Kerman on Wednesday, Jahangiri hailed the Iranian teams efforts and said he closely ...

Tasnim Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz says they could have defeated Vietnam with more goals. Team Melli beat Vietnam 2-0 in Group D on Saturday and booked a spot in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Round of 16. We could have scored more than two goals but our players wasted their chances. Vietnam had just one shot on target ...

MNA The Iran men's national football team thrashed Yemen in its first match at the 17th edition of the Asian Cup underway in the UAE. Iran, which is in Group D along with Yemen, Iraq and Vietnam at the 17th edition of the Asian Cup, began the competitions powerfully and secured a commanding win over Yemen in an easy match in Mohammad ...

Reuters -Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has demanded a high-intensity start from his top-ranked team in next months Asian Cup opener against debutants Yemen. Iran head into the tournament in the United Arab Emirates as one of the favourites for the title and Portuguese Queiroz said they must make their presence felt starting with the first Group D clash ...

Qatar Tribune- Some 100 Iranian women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly football match at the national stadium on Tuesday, an extremely rare step. Women have been barred from attending matches since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with authorities saying they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere. But on Tuesday ...

[caption id="attachment_104684" align="alignright" width="182"] President of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian[/caption] Head of Irans Football Federation (IFF) says the Asian Football Confederation has rejected Irans bid for hosting Asian Cup 2019. Ali Kaffashian on Monday said the AFCs decision to dismissIrans bid for hosting the ...

[caption id="attachment_54885" align="alignright" width="156"] President of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian[/caption] Tasnim TEHRAN,President of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian said foreign women will be allowed to watch men play when the country hosts an international sport event. Foreign women are permitted to attend ...

The FIFA president Sepp Blatter is in the Iranian capital of Tehran, attending a conference on football, called "Science and Football". The FIFA President also met the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and gave his support to Irans bid to host the 2019 Asian Cup. Iran, who are ranked 49th in the World, have won consecutive Asian Cups in 1968, 1972 ...