Wrap up of the futsal tournament in Brasil [Pics included]

[futbol>>>IRAN]

Iran on the up, Argentina take bronze
Iran's path to the final was nothing short of extraordinary and confirmed their status as Asia's leading futsal nation. Despite a defeat against Slovenia, they finished top of Group B courtesy of wins over Paraguay and Uzbekistan. But the best was yet to come, as Hossein Shams' protégés proceeded to overpower Uruguay and Argentina in turn, before eventually coming unstuck against the host nation in the final.

"I must pay tribute to my players. We've drawn some important conclusions with a view to the challenges we'll be facing over the coming months," explained the Iranian technician after the final. The Iranians relied principally on the twin threat of Kazem Mohamadi (joint-second top scorer with 7 goals) and Ahmad Pariazar (four goals).

you can read the whole thing here >>http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/develo...ls+sights+2008

[Zamboor]

[Ata]

Kazem mohammadi is a defender, funny that he scored so many goal.

[teammelli34]

im so happy for iran.
it shows how good iran is in soccer.
if IR wasnt here, and we got good training, we could be ranked higher than our fusal team!
but good job futsal team, im proud.

[taha]

why is our futsal so successful on the world stage but not our normal football?

[aenima_8]

Gooo Iran!! Amazing to see our futsal team doing so well! Great achievement and definately a warning to others hehe. Hopefully our actual team can achienve such heights!

[teammelli34]

why is our futsal so successful on the world stage but not our normal football?

they get good training, and IR probably doesnt interfere.
iran has such good footballers, no one knows except iranians though because no good training.

[RahmanRezai]

they get good training, and IR probably doesnt interfere.
iran has such good footballers, no one knows except iranians though because no good training.

That, and also the fact that we have alot more registered futsal players than football players.

[teammelli34]

That, and also the fact that we have alot more registered futsal players than football players.

probably because they know they can get better training and have a better carrerr there.

[futbol>>>IRAN]

why is our futsal so successful on the world stage but not our normal football?

we have around 13-14 million registered futsal players compared to the 2-3 million registered football player.

Finding a football field in Iran is like trying to find a gold mine.