Competed in Jeju World Cup Stadium in South Korea’s Jeju on May 24, the compelling match ended in favor of the Zambian side who claimed a 4-0 victory.
Reza Shekari scored the first goal by hitting the target in the 7th minute to give Iran an early lead. Zambia’s effort to score an equalizer failed as the first half ended with the same result.
The second half saw Zambians being penalized after committing a foul which gave Shekari the chance to convert the penalty to his and Iran’s second goal.
Zambian football players however could take the lead from Iran by finding the net four times later into the second period.
Junior football outfit of Iran had opened the prestigious international tournament with a sweeping 1-0 win over Costa Ricans.
Amirhossein Peiravani’s boys are slated to take up the national team of Portugal in Week 3 of the event.
Iran has been seeded against Costa Rica, Zambia and Portugal in Group C of the competitions underway in South Korea 20 May and 11 June 2017.
The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup is the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship.
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08:45 - 2017/05/25
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