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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

Goalkeepers inspire Iranian comeback in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2024

Goalkeepers ran riot for Iran as they turned things around to defeat Tahiti 5-3 and top Group B.

The goalkeepers proved the heroes for Iran as both stoppers netted three between them to help Team Melli to victory over Tahiti at UAE 2024 Dubai™.

Two quick-fire second period goals from Tahiti put them in control of affairs, before Iranian goalkeeper Hamid Behzadpour scored a brace either side of a superb strike by fellow stopper Seyed Mirjalili to give Iran the lead.

Mohammadali Mokhtari eventually made the game safe with 90 seconds on the clock with a wonder goal, securing the victory and top spot in Group B for Team Melli. Tahiti, for their part, also advance to the quarter-finals in second place.FIFA Beach Soccer Woel

Team Melli Beach Soccer wll play the Host UAE in the qualkter finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer 2024 World Cup.

Iran 5-3 Tahiti

Iran goals: Behzadpour (2), Mirjalili, Tehau OG, Mokhtari

Tahiti goals: Labaste, Tinirauarii, Tepa

Player of the Match: Hamid Behzadpour (IRN)

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

Iran Beach Soccer qualifies for the World Cup and Asian Final.

Kuala Terengganu:

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Islamic Republic of Iran booked a date against the United Arab Emirates in the AFC Beach Soccer Championship Malaysia 2017 final and also a place at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Bahamas after beating Japan 8-6 in Kuala Terengganu on Friday.

The Japanese will now play Lebanon in the tournament’s third-place Play-off for Asia’s final slot in the Bahamas. Both the Play-off and the final will take place on Saturday.

Japan drew first blood through Takasuke Goto’s neat header, but Iran equalised soon after thanks to a fine strike by skipper Mohammad Ahmadzadeh.

A succession of Iranian attacks then tested Japan’s resolve, the pick of which was a header by Hassan Abdollahi which hit the woodwork.

However, it was Japan who were to regain the lead as Takuya Akaguma struck home from distance after catching custodian Hamid Behzadpour unawares, before Moslem Mesigar delivered a free-kick which skipped off the sand and into the goal to level matters for a second time.

Japan scored a third courtesy of Takaaki Oba, only for Mohammadali Mokhtari to make it 3-3 at the end of an entertaining first period.

Japan duly made it 4-3 following skipper Ozu Moreira’s magnificent free-kick a minute into the second period. Not to be outdone, Iran hit back yet again, Abdollahi’s set-piece striking the post before going in to continue the game’s roller-coaster nature.

Iran went ahead for the first time when Mokhtari claimed his second in the match a minute before the buzzer, and they duly increased their advantage as Ahmadzadeh fired home to double his tally after the restart.

Akaguma then reduced the deficit with an impressive volley, only for Iran to score yet again through Abdollahi and – despite Goto giving Japanese hopes a brief lift with a late effort – secure a hard-fought victory. 

Iran Beach soccer storms into the semi-finals

Kuala Terengganu:

Iran’s 5-2 win over Bahrain and Japan finishing as the best second-placed side in the AFC Beach Soccer Championship Malaysia 2017 Group Stage completed the lineup for the semi-finals which will take place in Kuala Terengganu on Friday.

Iran’s fourth straight victory against the Bahrainis in Group A on Wednesday booked their semi-final match against Japan, who earlier lost to eventual Group C winners the United Arab Emirates 5-4.

The UAE will in the other semi-final play surprise package Lebanon who handed defending champions Oman a 4-3 upset in Group B’s last game.

Bahrain strongly opened the account through a hard strike by Abdulla Al Abdulla during a melee on four minutes before keeper Sayed Abbas delivered an impressive strike from his post into Iran’s goal to double their advantage.

Iran then almost cut the deficit when a Mohammadali Mokhtari volley hit the bar and then cut the deficit they did when skipper Mohammad Ahmadzadeh struck home a free-kick before the buzzer.

It is then Iran’s turn to make the keeper’s goal through Saleh Mohamed’s unstoppable strike from his area at the restart before Iran took over the lead with Ahmadzadeh’s second after a neat interplay.

Al Abdulla then came close to Bahrain’s third but his header went sailing before Iran added to their tally with a beautiful Seyed Nazem volley.

Iran keeper Syed Hosseini then gave Bahrain a scare as his end-to-end throw caught his opposite number unawares but it hit the woodwork as the second period ended.

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Mohamed Ashoor then opened the third period with a mighty bicycle kick but missed as the Bahrainis desperately looked to cut their deficit.

Mohamadali Mokhtari’s short-range strike then narrowly missed before his header later scored Iran’s fifth to put the closely fought match to bed.

The top three finishers at the AFC Beach Soccer Championship will represent Asia at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in in Nassau, Bahamas from April 27 to May 7.

Group A

 

Teams
P
W
WE
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
I.R. IRAN 4 4 0 0 0 35 3 32 12
BAHRAIN 4 3 0 0 1 19 14 5 9
AFGHANISTAN 4 2 0 0 2 17 17 0 6
MALAYSIA 4 1 0 0 3 10 26 -16 3
CHINA P.R. 4 0 0 0 4 3 24 -21 0

Iran Beach Soccer Top scorers

AC Beach Soccer Championship 2017

Name goals
Farid Boulokbashi 9
Mohammadali Mokhtari 8
Moslem Mesigar 4
Seyed Ali Nazem 4
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh  3
Hamid Behzadpour 2
Amir Hosein Akbari 1
Hassan Abdollahi 1
Mohammad Moradi 1
Mostafa Kiani 1
Seyed Peyman Hosseini 1