Tag: FIFA Beach Soccer WORLD CUP 2024

Iran hammers Belarus to Bag FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2024 bronze

An excellent display from the Iran Beach Soccer Team ensured they would depart the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with heads high and the bronze medal.

IR Iran put in one of the displays of UAE 2024 Dubai™ to thump Belarus 6-1 and claim bronze.

Ali Naderi’s side raced into a two-goal lead when Amirhosein Akbari’s overhead kick was diverted home by Ali Mirshekari before Movahed Mohammadpour sent his own acrobat effort flying into the net.

Three further second-period goals tightened Team Melli’s stranglehold on proceedings. Mohammadali Mokhtari netted his seventh goal of these finals in the third, and while Mikita Chaikouski fired home for Belarus, it wasn’t enough to trouble the final scoreline.

Iran makes it two consecutive third-place finishes in tournaments they’ve been involved in, after their Bahamas 2017 exploits. Belarus, meanwhile, heads home following their best-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup campaign.

Yesterday, Iran lost to a last-second goal against Brazil in a thrilling yet heartbreaking semi-final. Team Melli was leading 2-0 well into the match for the Brazillians to remarkably turn the 2-goal deficit into a 3-2 victory.

Brazil defeated Italy 6-4 to win the title after the Iran=belarus match.

Iran goals: Mirshekari, Mohammadpour, Moradi, Amiri, Masoumi, Mokhtari

Belarus goals: Chaikouski

Player of the Match: Reza Amiri

Iran Beach Soccer defeats Giant Spain

Spain 6-6 IR Iran (1-3 PSO)

in its opening match of FIFA Beach Soccer WORLD CUP 2024, Iran’s Beach Soccer team defeated Spain in the penalty shot out in Dubai. The match ended 6-6 in regulation time.

La Roja and Team Melli put on one of the most gripping group-stage games in recent history. The woodwork was rocked on multiple occasions, but nets still rippled 12 times. Spain led 3-0 and 5-2, but Iran, thanks to four Mohammadali Mokhtari goals and an emphatic penalty shootout display, emerged victorious.

Team Melli Beach soccer team enjoyed tremendous support from the fans in the stands. Iran is one of the leading candidates for the title.

Spain goals: David (2), Chiky (2), Kuman, Jose Arias

Iran goals: Mokhtari (3), Mesigar, Amiri

Player of the Match: Mohammadali Mokhtari

Quotes

“We played a very good game. In phases of the match we should have had a little more control to take the three points. They turned the result around. We will have to see what we did wrong to take the three points.” Chiky, Spain player “We followed exactly what our coach told us. He kept telling us we could win the game. Iran will never give up. When you wear this shirt, you never give up.” Moslem Mesigar, Iran player