The football world is waiting to see if either France, defending champion, or Argentina, the albicelestes, will bring the 2022 World Cup trophy home. The stage is set for the 2022 World Cup final on Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. ET. Defending champion France has moved a step closer to winning back-to-back World Cups. Only two teams have won straight ...

Irans foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday felicitatedMorocco after the North African country made history by becomingthe first Muslim and Arab country to stream into the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup. Atlas Lions caused one of the biggest World Cup upsets on Tuesday night after defeating formidableSpain in the penalty shootoutat Education ...

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart praised the performance of Iran Irans national football team (Team Melli) in the 2022 World Cup. During a phone conversation on Thursday night, Iran's top diplomat Hossein AmirAbdollahian and his Qatari counterpart discussed several issues ...

United States national football team forward Timothy Weah has sent a message on social media praising Irans team in the 2022 World Cup. In his message released on social media, the American player lauded the Iranian squad after the United States defeated Iran 1-0 and secured their pass to the round of 16 in the World Cup underway in Qatar. Always ...

Iran have bowed out of the 2022 World Cup after a 1-0 loss to the United States. Iran conceded in the 38th minute, when Sergino Dest headed down a cross for Christian Pulisic, and the Chelsea striker got to the ball to fire it home. Knowing that even a draw would send them to the knockout round, Team Melli pushed for the equalizer. They had ...

Palestinian soccer fans have shown strong support for the Iran national football team, nicknamed as Team Melli, ahead of a crucial World Cup match againstthe US. Palestinian and Iranian football enthusiasts came together in an event in the Qatari capital of Doha, and raised the national flags of the two nations. Al-Quds Youth Authority stated ...

Irans national team defeated the American squad 2-1 at the 1998 World Cup; the question is whether Team Melli will beat its rival again this time in Qatar. Thanks to goals from Hamid Estili and Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iran secured their first-ever World Cup victory in the world cup until that time. The Persian Leopards overpowered their American opponents ...

The former German international and 1990 World Cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann was quick to dispel any sense of criticism from his comments accusing Iran of a gamesmanship made as a pundit. Klinsmann went on to praise the whole Iran bench and revealed he would be in contact with Queiroz to clear the air. There was stuff really taken out of context,...

Irans diplomatic mission in New York congratulated the victory of national football team against Wales in Qatar. In its congratulatory message, Irans mission said that the Iranian players once again proved that they can be successful in any field if they are steadfast, united, and determined, and prioritize national interests. Iran's national ...

In their second match in the World Cup, the Persian Leopards (Iran) will play against the Red Dragons (Wales) in Qatar on November 25, 2022. The Persian Leopards, the Iranian team, will play against the Red Dragons, the Welsh team, in their second game during the 2022 World Cup underway in the Arab country. Wales beat Iran 1-0 in their only meeting ...

Iran football team had a disappointing start to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing to England 6-2 in Group B on Monday. Iran goalkeeper Beiranvand suffered a head injury after colliding with teammate Majid Hosseini and was forced to leave the field in the 20th minute. Hossein Hosseini came off the bench as Beiranvands replacement. Team Melli showed ...

Former Iran coach Branko Ivankovic has said that Team Melli has an equal chance to progress out of the group stages in the 2022 World Cup underway in Qatar. The Croat, who coached Iran at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, said that ambitious expectations can be unattainable. But the realistic expectation is that Iran is able to reach knockouts in the ...

Iran is exporting 250 million tons of foodstuff and agricultural products to Qatar per day during the World Cup event whose opening ceremony is to start on Sunday afternoon, the head of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran announced. The Iranian products, some cargos of which have already been sent to Qatar, are dispatched to the neighboring ...

Qatars event is Iran's sixth appearance at the World Cup. Team Melli has never before advanced beyond the group stage but the Persian Leopards hope to make history this time. Irans national football team, aka Team Melli, has never progressed out of the group stages in their five previous attempts. Mozambique-born coach Carlos Queiroz, 69, who ...

With just one day remaining to the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts, Iran are not scared of facing Group B favorites England. Gareth Southgate's side will be looking for a key three points to get started with potentially tricky fixtures against the U.S. and Wales to come and its while Iran are not an easy team to beat in the competition. Team Melli will ...

Head Coach of Iran national football team in 2022 Qatar World Cup, Carlos Quiroz, announced the names of 25 members of his team on Sunday evening. The Iranian players' list is as follows: Goal keepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Amir Abedzadeh, and Payam Niazmand. Defense: Morteza Puraliganji, Shoja Khalizadeh, Mohammad-Hossein ...

Mehdi Taremi has scored, as Team Iran edged out South American powerhouse, Uruguay, 1-nil in a friendly. Uruguay's only opportunities were through shots outside the area, as they were well controlled by a resilient Iranian Defense. This is while, Team Iran were great on the counter, especially from the Left, and it finally payed-off in the 79th ...

Carlos Queiroz has agreed a deal to lead Iran at the World Cup finals in Qatar in less than three monthstime. The now 69-year-old Portuguese traveled to Tehran over the weekend, and has signed a deal to replace Croatian Dragan Skocic as head-coach. Skocic qualified Team Melli for the World Cup finals and won 15 of his 18 games in charge since ...

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who is in Iran for a one-day trip said in a meeting on Thursday with Irans First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber that he welcomes Tehrans offer to cooperate on hosting 2022 World Cup. Mokhber praised Qatars stances on regional and international issues, including Doha's objection to the presence of the Zionist ...

A first cruise liner sailing under the Iranian flag is set to launch in the very near future with routes that cover major ports in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Irans tourism ministry (MCTH) will launch the cruise ship in the southwestern port of Bushehr as the port prepares to process passengers traveling between Iran and Qatar for the ...