RT- A deaf cat named Achilles who lives in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has accurately predicted the results of each of the four World Cup matches he has been asked to foretell. Achilles predicted that Russia would win the World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia, which ended in favour of the hosts 5-0. The cats second prediction turned ...

Bourse and Bazaar | AFP- Iranians had few options to watch their World Cup opener against Morocco, bar a few cinemas and cafes, but after their shock victory Friday, they burst out into the streets of Tehran in rare and wild celebration. The mood had been dampened earlier in the day when the authorities announced that planned open-air screenings ...

Iran, China sign 4 MoUs to expand bilateral coop. [caption id="attachment_308302" align="alignnone" width="721"] The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Peoples Republic of China signed four cooperation documents on Sunday evening. In the ceremony that was held in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and President Xi Jinping of China,...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, June 17, and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. All newspapers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei during the ...

June 17, The Iran Project Iran, China sign 4 MoUs on the sidelines of the SCO summit; 8 Daesh members to be executed in Iran; Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif trip to South Africa; Iran attends quadrilateral security meeting in Baghdad; Iranians celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Irans Team Melli kicks off World Cup campaign with 1-0 win over ...

MNA Paying tribute to his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlos Quieroz dedicated the dramatic late win of Iran over Morocco to the great manager, saying that was like Fergie Time and it was for Sir Alex. I have not been able to see him since he was taken ill, but as soon as he is strong enough, and I get the chance, I will go to see him and ...

IFP- A number of Iranian footballers have identified with the National Moroccan Teams forward, who scored an own goal in their World Cup match with Iran. Aziz Bouhaddouz scored a 94th-minute goal only to leave the field with eyes brimful of tears. His own goal led to Irans historic victory and kept his team from winning any scores in their first ...

IRNA Some 52,000 watchers looked on Iran-Morocco football match in 2018 World Cup held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The game ended with Iran 1 and Morocco 0 hours ago in St. Petersburg stadium. Iranian players demonstrated a far better performance during the game compared to the earlier minutes. The 2018 World Cup started on June 14 in a ...

ESPN FC- Iran's Karim Ansarifard and Alireza Jahanbakhsh had strong words for Nike following their team's 1-0 win against Morocco to open the World Cup. The shoe companywithdrew the squad's supply of bootsearlier this week due to global economic sanctions against the Asian country ahead of the tournament in Russia. "What Nike did to us was very ...

ISNA | Soheil Faraji, Mostafa Shanechi, Masoud Mohaghegh, Poria Pakizeh, Mohammad Asadi, Mostafa Cheshmberah, Alireza Masoumi, Mohsen Esmaeilzadeh, Hanieh Hoseinpour, Farshid Ardalan, Peiman Shahsanei, Ahmad Zohrabi, Samad Kordi & Aria Jafari: Iranian people from all walks of life took to streets on Friday to celebrate the Team Mellis 1-0 victory ...

IRNA Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a message late Friday congratulated Irans football team on its victory over the Moroccan team in Saint Petersburg. The message read that achieving a sweet victory by the Iranian brave youth in the first step of 2018 World Cup made the dignified Iranian nation happy on the auspicious day of Eid al-Fitr. The ...

IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Iranian national football teams triumph over the Moroccan team, saying that Iranian athletes demonstrated their zeal and will. May the sweet victory be pleasant for the Iranian nation, he prayed. Iran's national football team beat the Morocco team 1-0 in 2018 World Cup in St. Petersburg,...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani in a message late Friday congratulated Iran national football teams victory over Moroccan team in the opening play of the 2018 World Cup in Saint Petersburg. Rouhani tweeted that a well-calculated play and sweet victory made the Iranian nation happy. The national football team of Iran defeated Morocco 1-0 in their ...

ISNA | Borna Qassemi: The Iran men's national football team, domestically known as�Team Melli, has started its campaign at the 2018 F�d�ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Russia with a remarkable victory over Morocco.  

MNA Morocco's own goal gave Iran the win and a crucial three points to start Group B play. After anexhausting game, Iran won its World Cup opener against Morocco on Friday in St. Petersburg, 1-0, thanks to an own goal in added time. The substitute Bouhaddouz scoredpast his own goalkeeper with a near post header as he attempted to defend the ...

Tasnim - Turkish referee Cuneyt Cak?r was appointed to officiate the group stage match between Ian and Morocco. Iran will face Morocco at the 67,000-seater St. Petersburg Stadium on Friday. Cakir, who officiated three matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, will be assisted by Bahattin Duran and Tarik Ongun. Iran and Morocco have been ...

Tasnim Iran will start the 2018 World Cup campaign with a must-win game against Morocco, known as Atlas Lions, on Friday at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. The three-time AFC Asian Cup winner will be without the suspended Saeid Ezatolahi, and Team Melli will also be sweating on Mehdi Taremi and Askhan Dejagahs injuries. Morocco, meanwhile, will ...

AP With Morocco and Iran both priding themselves on rock-solid defending and relentless pressing in midfield, their Group B opener at the World Cup on Friday might look destined to be a stifling match. Morocco didnt concede a goal in the decisive round of qualifying and Juventus center half Mehdi Benatia provides exceptional leadership at the back....