Courtesy: Tehran Times


Iran futsal team to play friendlies with Uzbekistan

August 27, 2016

Iranian futsal team will play two friendly matches with Uzbekistan in Mashhad, Iran as part of preparation for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Mohammad Nazemosharia’s team has been scheduled to face Uzbekistan on Sunday and Monday.

Iran has recently finished in third place in the Thailand tournament.

“We took part in the Thailand tournament without some key players but in two friendly matches against Uzbekistan we will field our main team. I think Uzbekistan is a right team for our preparation since it has played some warm up matches so far and is fully ready,” Nazemosharia said.

“I think Iran national futsal team needs more friendly matches. We’ve only participated at the Thailand tournament and will play Uzbekistan and they are not enough for our team,” he added.

Iran has been drawn with Spain, Morocco and Azerbaijan in Group F of the World Cup.

The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

The tournament will be held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.


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