Tehran, June 25, IRNA After Iran?s complaint to FIFA over the referee?s poor judgment in Iran-Argentina match, FIFA assigned the referee to fourth official in his next match. The head of the Iranian Football Federation Referees Committee Fereydoun Esfahanian said on Wednesday that the penalty kick had to be awarded to Iran by the referee Milorad ...

The Iran Football Federation (IFF) has lodged an official complaint with FIFA against Serbian referee Milorad Mazic for what it said the poor officiating during the Iran-Argentina match in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Iran lost to Argentina 0-1 in the Group F second-round match Saturday, reports EFE. According to the report, in the 54th minute, Argentina ...

[caption id="attachment_102484" align="alignright" width="245"] Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match between Argentina and Iran at the the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte June 21, 2014. [Photo/Agencies][/caption] BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Lionel Messi saved Argentina's blushes with ...

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Berlin, Jun 22, IRNA -- One of Germany?s leading TV football commentato praised Iran for its courageous performance against Argentina despite its heartbreaking last-minute loss against the two-time World Cup champs. Mehmet Scholl said in its post-game analysis that Iran was the better team in the Group F showdown with Argentina. ?A big compliment ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) -- Iran coach Carlos Queiroz questioned how the referee in Saturday's 1-0 World Cup loss to Argentina will be able to sleep at night after ignoring claims for a penalty. Referee Milorad Mazic didn't point to the spot when Argentina right back Pablo Zabaleta challenged Ashkan Dejagah in the second half as the midfielder ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran coach Carlos Queiroz hit out at referee Milorad Mazic in his side's 1-0 World Cup loss against Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. Two-time World Cup champions, Argentina, beat Iran's national football team 1-0 with a 90 minute goal by Lionel Messi in the two teams' second match in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on Saturday after ...

'Argentina won because of the referee' says one of Iran's dailies, part of a wider rumble in Iranian media Sunday over the defeat Before the match even started, the coachpledged his team would not be defeated. And yet despite coach Carlos Queiroz's insistence that Iran would defeat Lionel Messi's Argentina on Saturdayin the most "eagerly anticipated" ...

[caption id="attachment_102318" align="alignright" width="237"] Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his late winner against Iran which puts Argentina top of Group F with two wins from two. Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images[/caption] Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella says striker is genius Carlos Queiroz claims his Iran side should have had ...

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TEHRAN, June 22 (MNA) Irans president has appreciated Iran national football squad strong performance against Argentina in 2014 World Cup last night. through a message, Dr Hassan Rouhani appreciated efforts and fair play by the Iranian football players and the coaches with Argentina. The message reads as follow: Iranian strong youths demonstrated ...

A tense, grinding match. Both sides stuck to their strategies -- with Argentina possessing and attacking, and Iran sitting back and defending -- but the arc of the game was still plenty surprising. Who would have expected that Iran would manage to hold off their powerful opponents until the first minute of stoppage time? It took a brilliant bit of ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- As millions of Iranians, and millions more in Argentina, are waiting for the two sides' World Cup match, sources revealed the likely lineup of the Asians for their Saturday match. According to the sources, the likely lineup arranged by Iran's manager Carlos Queiroz will be as follows: Goalkeeper: Alireza Haqiqi Defenders: Jalal ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, June 20 (Reuters) - Iran coach Carlos Queiroz praised opponents Argentina as a team of "geniuses" ahead of their World Cup Group F match on Saturday but said the smart money was on the overwhelming Asian underdogs. Argentina, one of the leading title contenders in Brazil, are the clear favourites in the game at the Mineirao ...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) -- If anyone knows how to stop Argentina maestro Lionel Messi, it may just be Iran coach Carlos Queiroz. He has been credited with devising the tactics and defensive system that shut down Messi in both legs of the 2008 Champions League semifinals while Queiroz was assistant manager at Manchester United, which beat Barcelona ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim)- Former Brazilian footballer Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, better known as Cafu, believes that Iran will defeat Argentina in the 2014 World Cup. Two-time FIFA World Cup winner Cafu sent a short message to the Iranian football team ahead of the crucial match. The message is: You will win against Argentina. The 20th ...