Iran national Futsal team coach Seyed Mohammad Nazim-ul-Sharia said that the only problem facing his team is the inadequate friendly matches before the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016

Team Melli futsal team will be taking part in the premiere world championship showcase for the seventh time after the team underlined its status as the pre-eminent force in Asian futsal by winning their 11th continental title at the 2016 AFC Championship in Uzbekistan.

Nazim-ul-Sharia who was at the helm of the championship team in Tashkent expressed his gratitude for the support of IRIFF and the futsal committee but still maintained that there are not enough friendly games that he could build upon for the stronger challenges in Colombia in September.

Nazim-ul-Sharia however mentioned that the upcoming 2016 Thailand Five , a 4 side futsal tournament next month in Bangkok, will be a good opportunity for Team Melli futsal team to get in shape playing oppositions like the host Thailand, who will accompany Iran in the World Championships, Japan and Kazakhstan. The head coach of Team Melli was particularly happy about meeting Japan in this tournament as he considers the Japanese as the best and the strongest challengers to Iran’s supremacy in the continent.

Team Melli has won 11 championship titles in Asia.

“We would have loved the opportunity to play Italy before the World championship “Nazim-ul-Sharia added” The Italians expressed a great interest in playing against us but at the time passed before finalizing a date and a venue, The Italians decided that they will be looking for an easier opponents before Colombia!”

Nazim-ul-Sharia was critical about the new kit provided by the new National Tema kit provider and demanded a better quality.

Team Melli futsal team will be playing flying to Bangkok where they will meet the host Thailand on 21 August 2016 as part of the 2016 Thailand Five’s tournament.

FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016

Group F
The matches

12/09/2016 – Medellin – Iran vs Spain
15/09/2016 – Medellin – Iran vs Morocco
18/09/2016 – Medellin – Azerbaijan vs Iran