Iran Futsal Team Defeats Uzbekistan in Friendly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian national futsal team defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 in a friendly match on Sunday.
In the match held in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, Farhad Tavakkoli, Mohammad Taheri and Mohammad Keshavarz were on target for the Persians.
Iran will also play Uzbekistan on Monday as part of preparation for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Iran is in Group F along with Spain, Morocco, and Azerbaijan.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup and will take place in Colombia from September 10 to October 1.
A total of 24 teams are divided into six groups of four teams with the top two in each section plus the four best third-placed teams will advance to the knockout phase.