Courtesy: Press TV


Iran conquers Uzbekistan 6-3 in futsal friendly match

Tue Aug 30, 2016

Iran men's national futsal team has claimed its second convincing win over Uzbekistan as part of preparations for the 2016 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Futsal World Cup in Colombia later this month.

On Monday evening, the Iranian squad put on a satisfactory display of skills at Shahid Beheshti Sport Complex in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, and managed to steal the show and seal a 6-3 victory.

Both Hossein Tayyebi and Farhad Tavakkoli scored a brace for the Iranian team, while Ghodrat Bahadori and Mehdi Javid netted a goal each.

The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The tournament will be held in Colombia between September 10 and October 1.

Iran has been drawn alongside Azerbaijan, Morocco and Spain in Group F of the forthcoming sports event.

The Colombian hosts, Panama, Portugal and Uzbekistan form Group A, while Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Thailand form Group B.

Guatemala, Italy, Paraguay and Vietnam are put in Group C. Group D consists of Australia, Brazil, Mozambique and Ukraine.

Argentina, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan and the Solomon Islands shape Group E.


Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com