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.
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MNA The national Iranian football team has heavily lost to Japan in the semifinals of the 2019 Asian CUP to fail to reach the final match after decades.
In the Monday match which was held in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, the Iranian national football team, which is better known as Team Melli, in Iran, experienced a heavy ...
IRNA - Iran's Karim Ansarifard spoke out his views set on realizing the dreams of a nation by winning the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 title.
After comfortably beating China in the quarter-finals, Iran will now play Japan in the last four, a meeting which pits Carlos Queirozs charges against a side that has recorded five successive victories en route ...
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 ...
Tehran Times - Carlos Queiroz will mark his 100th match as head coach of Iran national football team in the game against Japan.
The Portuguese reaches the milestone when Team Melli take on Japan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup semifinals on Monday.
Queiroz took over Iran national football team in April 2011. Team Melli defeated Madagascar 1-0 in a ...
Press TV- Some updates from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where 3-time Champions Iran have been preparing ahead of Monday's semi-final clash against Japan.
Iran are the highest FIFA-ranked team in Asia right now, and have yet to concede a goal in the tournament. Team Melli qualified as Group D winners before beating Oman and China in the knockout stages....
MNA Australian referee Christopher James Beath has been chosen to officiate Irans AFC Asian Cup semi-final match against Japan on Monday.
Beath was added to the FIFA International Referees List in 2011, serving as a referee for matches including the Kirin Challenge Cup contest between Japan and Iceland.
In 2017, Beath was appointed as one of ...
MNA Iranian legendary football player Ali Daei believes that Iran and Japan are the most likely contenders to reach the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 final.
I think Japan are the favorites to become champions but I also think our team is at a good level and ready to perform well and I hope we can reach the final, said Daei, the official website of the ...
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) Managing Director of the Project to Protect Asiatic Cheetah says the cat will appears on the jerseys of the Iran national football team at the friendly Iran-Japan match on Tuesday.
Managing Director of the Project to Protect Asiatic Cheetah in Iran Hooman Jokar said on Sunday Irans football team will take to the field at the ...
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 ...
Incheon, Oct 22, IRNA - The Iranian football team managed to defeat Japan on the forth day of the 2014 Asian Para Games at Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday.
The Iranian five-member team defeated Japan 2-0 and won the first title.
The Iranian athletes managed to snatch nine gold medals on the third day of the 2014 Asian Para Games on Tuesday.
The ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - President of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian said that the country's national football team (Team Melli) will play friendly against Japan national football team.
The Iranian and Japanese football federations signed a cooperation protocol as part of efforts to boost cooperation between the two Asian powers.
The MoU ...