TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans Foolad football team recorded its first win of the 2015 AFC Champions League campaign to finish in third place in Group C. Already-eliminated Foolad beat Lokomotiv Tashkent of Uzbekistan 1-0 in Ahvazs Ghadir Stadium. With one minute remaining, Bahman Jahantigh scored for the Iranian team to end Foolads five-match ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran international striker Reza Ghoochannejhad, known as Gucci, said that he is going to help Iran win the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Team Melli is currently holding a camp in South Africa to prepare itself for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which will be held in Australia from January 9 to 31. Iran has been pitted against the United Arab Emirates ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian national football team flew to South Africa early Sunday to hold a preparatory camp in the country ahead of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The members of the Iranian football team traveled to South Africa from Imam Khomeini International Airport this morning. Iran will play several friendly matches against Tanzania, Guatemala ...

Carlos Queiroz, the highly paid coach of Team Melli responded to reporters question whether he is in a position to promises to take Iran to the semi-final of the AFC Asian Cup by saying I promise you nothing expect that we will do our best and work hard at it. According to ISNA , Queiroz was speaking to reports during a break in the first Team Melli ...

Globetrotting coachCarlos QueirozsaysIranhave the passion and quality to win the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia next year. On Wednesday, the three-time continental winners were drawn in Group C with all-Arab opposition from across the Gulf in United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, but Queiroz believes they can go all the way. Queiroz, the former ...

BEIRUT Iran football coach condemned Tuesday the fatal bombings near the Iranian embassy in Beirut. Two suicide bombings rocked Iran's embassy compound in Lebanon, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian cultural attach and hurling bodies and burning wreckage across a debris-strewn street. Lebanons Asia Cup qualifier with Iran took place ...

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BEIRUT Iran defeated Lebanon 4-1 on Tuesday and booked a place in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. In the match took place behind closed doors at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium for security reasons, Amir Hossein Sadeghi gave the visiting team a lead with a header in the 39th minute. Fulham midfielder Ashkan Dejagah extended Irans lead in the 51st ...

Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA Three times champion Iran which is on the top of Group B with 10 points needs only a draw in an away match against Lebanon on Tuesday to secure automatic qualification for the Asian Cup finals for the 13th time. A day before the football match between Iran and Lebanon, FIFA wrote on its website that Iran needs to take another ...

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Irans national football team has defeated Thailand to take a huge step towards qualifying for the 16th edition of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Australia. On Friday, the Iranian squad routed the hosts 3-0 in Bangkoks Rajamangala Stadium to remain on the top of Group B with 10 points. The Thais started the match with vigor ...

[caption id="attachment_57894" align="alignright" width="240"] Irans Reza Qouchannezhad cheers after scoring a goal against Thailand at Azadi stadium in Tehran on October 15, 2013.[/caption] The Iranian national football team has edged past Thailand in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification tourney. Team Melli beat the Thais 2-1 in a Group B match ...

Fulham midfielder Ashkan Dejagah has played down speculation linking him with a transfer to Liverpool. The Iranian iconic midfielder will likely play against Thailand in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier, which has been scheduled for October 15 in Tehrans Azadi Stadium. The 27-year-old has been ruled out of Iran action since last November. When ...

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TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (MNA) Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz has invited 27 players to the team for the match against Thailand in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. San JoseEarthquakes defender Steven Beitashour was a surprise addition to Carlos Queirozs roster for the Asian Cup qualifier against Thailand. Bundesliga goalkeeper Daniel Davari and Fulham ...

The Iranian national football team has been held to a 1-1 draw against Kuwait in Group B of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. The Iranian outfit took the lead in the dying minutes of the first half at the Kuwait SC Stadium on Tuesday. Irans midfielder Ashkan Dejagah made a strong run down the right flank just before half-time. Kuwaiti goalkeeper ...