Iranian Support Referees to Travel to Brazil on May 31


TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian support duos Alireza Faghani and Hassan Kamranifar will leave Iran for Brazil on May 31.

In the ceremony held at the Iranian Football Federation on Wednesday, Faghani and Kamranifar were praised by head of the federation Ali Kaffashian and members of Iran’s Referees Committee as the country’s representatives in the prestigious 2014 World Cup.

The FIFA Referees Committee appointed 25 referee trios and eight support duos representing 43 different countries for the tournament.

The Iranian duo officiated at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup held in Morocco.