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Asian Qualifiers: Iran ease to win over defensive Hong Kong [VIDEO]

Reuters – HONG KONG, Iran made a winning start to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Hong Kong on Tuesday. Seeking a sixth World Cup appearance and third in a row, Iran picked up maximum points in their Group C opener after seeing off a determined...

Tuesday September 10 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iran U23 loses second friendly against Uzbekistan [VIDEO]

Tehran Times – TASHKENT, Iran U23 football team suffered two losses against Uzbekistan in friendly matches. The Iranian team, who are headed by Farhad Majidi, lost to Uzbekistan 1-0 on Friday and were pummeled by the Asian rivals 4-1 once again on Monday. “We made many mistakes in the match...

Monday September 09 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

AFC: Iran expects nothing less than a win against Hong Kong

AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, Iran national football team will be expecting nothing less than three points against Hong Kong, the-AFC.com reported. Team Melli will meet the East Asian team on Tuesday at the Hong Kong Stadium in Group C. Marc Wilmots will make his competitive bow as head coach of...

Monday September 09 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iranians will be safe for World Cup qualifier despite protests: Mixu Paatelainen

The Straight Times – HONG KONG, Iran’s footballers have nothing to fear from anti-government protests in Hong Kong, said the head coach of the city’s representative team, despite an unsuccessful bid by the visitors to play Tuesday’s (Sept 10) World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue. Last week, Fifa and...

Monday September 09 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Japanese referee to officiate Iran-Hong Kong Asian Qualifier

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Japanese referee Yudai Yamamoto will be the man to officiate the match between the national football teams of Iran and Hong Kong in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Yamamoto will be assisted by his countrymen in this game. Yamamoto has been a full international for FIFA...

Saturday September 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iran U-19 football team beats Indonesia in friendly [VIDEO]

Mehr News – JAKARTA, Iran national U-19 football team overpowered Indonesia in a friendly match in Jakarta on Saturday. Iranian young football players defeated their rival 4-2 in their first exhibition game on the way to get prepared for the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, due to be held in...

Saturday September 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

WCQ – Iran look for strong start: Marc Wilmots

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran national football team are hoping to open their account with a victory in Group C against Hong Kong at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. Marc Wilmots’s team will meet the East Asian side at the 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium...

Saturday September 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Majidi’s Team Melli Omid lose first friendly against Uzbekistan [VIDEO]

Tehran Times – OLMALIQ, Iran U23 football coach Farhad Majidi says that the friendly match against Uzbekistan helped them to identify their weak spots. Iran suffered a 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan Friday night at the Metallurg Stadium in Olmaliq. Majidi’s boys will meet Uzbekistan once again on Monday. “Two teams...

Saturday September 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iranian referee Alireza Faghani to move to Australia

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iranian international football referee Alireza Faghani is going to migrate to Australia with his family. The 41-year-old famous referee says he has decided to migrate to Australia for his family. “My children need to continue their studies at the Australian universities. I can also officiate there....