Iran Ready for Russia: Futsal Player Esmaeilpour
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran futsal player Ahmad Esmaeilpour says that they are ready to face and beat Russia to book a place in the Futsal World Cup final.
The Iranian futsal team, who has eliminated five-time champion Brazil and Paraguay in its last two matches, will play Russia on Wednesday.
Russia has advanced to the semis with a 6-2 win over powerhouse Spain.
“Our next opponent is Russia and we’re ready to face the team,” Esmaeilpour said.
“After Spain’s elimination from the competition, we’re hoping for a title. Why not? It’s been 24 years since we last reached the semi-final, so our first aim was to equal that, which we’ve fulfilled, so the very least we want to achieve now is finish third and get a medal,” he added.
