National Football Team
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Queiroz says Team Melli needs to be ‘calmer and smarter’ for China clash
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Head coach of Iran national football team Carlos Queiroz said that he is aware of China’s football growth adding that his team needs to be calmer and smarter in the next game.
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VIDEO: Highlights of Iran 2-0 Oman at AFC Asian Cup
ABU DHABI, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Team Melli gained a 2-0 victory over the Reds in one of the round of 16 clashes of 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Iran will face China on Thursday at quarterfinal. Here you can see match highlights and goals.
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By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
Verbeek’s Oman no easy rival for Team Melli
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iran and Oman will lock horns at 2019 AFC Asian Cup round of 16 on Sunday, a match which is by no means ‘easy’ for Team Melli.
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By: Hadi Abyar
Team Melli training session in Abu Dhabi
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s national football team held a training session on Friday evening in Abu Dhabi. Team Melli is preparing to face Oman in the Round of 16 on Sunday at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.
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Iran draws 0-0 vs Iraq, remains atop Group D of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The Iran men's national football team faced off its traditional rival Iraq on Wednesday for the top spot in Group D of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
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By: Hadi Abyar
Team Melli’s last training session before taking on Iraq
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The national Iranian men’s football team held its last training session on Tuesday before their final showdown against Iraq at the group stage of 2019 AFC Asian Cup tomorrow. At the end of the session, the team manager Carlos Queiroz told reporters that the team is prepared and has had enough rest. The Iranian team has already secured a spot in the next knockout stage by defeating Yemen and Vietnam.
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By: Hadi Abyar
Team Melli’s training session
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The players of national Iranian men’s football team held a training session in Al-Wasl Stadium in Dubai, UAE, on Monday before facing off its traditional rival Iraq for its third and last match at the group stage of 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The Iranian team has already secured a ticket to the quarter-finals by defeating Yemen and Vietnam.
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VIDEO: Highlights of Iran-Vietnam match at AFC Asian Cup
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Team Melli beat the Golden Dragons 2-0 with Sardar Azmoun’s double and assured its spot in the tournament’s round of 16. Here are the match highlights.
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By: Hadi Abyar
Iran vs Vietnam at AFC Asian Cup's group stage
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The national Iranian men’s football team took on Vietnam on Saturday for its second match at the group stage of 2019 AFC Asian Cup and defeated its eastern Asian rival 2-0 to secure a ticket to the next 16-team stage.
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By: Hadi Abyar
Iran’s last training session before facing Vietnam
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Team Melli will lock horns with the Golden Dragons today in its second match of 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The match will be held at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi at 3:00 PM local time. Here are photos related to the last training session of the Iranian team on Friday.
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VIDEO: Iran-Yemen match at AFC Asian Cup
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Team Melli started its campaign in AFC Asian Cup with a 5-0 victory over Yemen in a match held on Monday at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. Here are the highlights and five-star performance of Team Melli.
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Iran begins AFC Asian Cup commandingly, trounces Yemen 5-0
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The Iran men's national football team thrashed Yemen in its first match at the 17th edition of the Asian Cup underway in the UAE.
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Team Melli’s final 23-man for AFC Cup announced
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iran national football team manager Carlos Queiroz named the 23-man squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday.
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Iran 1–1 Palestine in friendly match
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Team Melli was held 1-1 by Palestine in a friendly encounter on Monday.
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Two Team Melli players nominated for BFA 2018
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian football players Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Alireza Beiranvand are shortlisted for Best Footballer in Asia 2018, organized by Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia.
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Daei says Iran, Japan probably meet at Asian Cup final
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian legendary football player Ali Daei believes that Iran and Japan are the most likely contenders to reach the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 final.
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Iran to face Qatar behind closed doors
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The friendly match between national football teams of Iran and Qatar will be held behind closed doors.
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Hosseini announces retirement from national duty
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The long-serving member of Team Melli Jalal Hosseini officially bid farewell to his international football career.
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Iran national football team draws friendly vs Venezuela
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian national football team drew 1-1 versus the national football team of Venezuela in a friendly match in Qatar.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Iran vs Bolivia 2-1 match at Azadi Stadium
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran national football team beat Bolivia 2-1 in a friendly match Wednesday night at Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
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‘Happy to be back for Team Melli’: once-retired Sardar Azmoun
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun, who had once announce retirement from national duty, said that he is happy to be back in Team Melli.
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Iran football team stays as Asia’s best in latest FIFA ranking
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – According to the latest FIFA ranking released today, Iranian men's national football team has dropped one rung to 33rd on the world stage while still remaining above all other Asian teams.
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Iran football wins friendly against Uzbekistan 1-0
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – National Iranian football team have defeated Uzbekistan in the first friendly match in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup.
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By: Masoud Hossein
Sardar Azmoun needs to 'grit his teeth'
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Two months before the start of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia, Sardar Azmoun was the most wanted Iranian player in the summer transfer window but after the competition, no club has yet shown any interest in signing him.
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By: Masoud Hossein
Zlatko Dalic, much too high a price for Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iran would have reached an agreement with Zlatko Dalic had the federation offered him a position as a replacement of Carlos Queiroz before the start of the 2018 World Cup, but his price has skyrocketed ever since he led his team to the final of the World Cup.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Iran's goalie watches World Cup final with child laborers
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran's national football team goal keeper Alireza Beiranvand watched the World Cup Final match between France and Croatia at Milad Tower complex in Tehran with child laborers who work for brick-making factories.
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Iranian player on transfer radar to Turkish Trabzonspor
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iran soccer player Majid Hosseini is reportedly on transfer radar to professional Turkish football club Trabzonspor, according to Turkish media.
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By: Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
Was Iran really in World Cup’s ‘Group of Death’?
TEHRAN, Jul. 2 (MNA) – As the only remaining team of Group B in 2018 World Cup, Spain, was eliminated by Russia, public opinion and even some experts are beginning to cast doubt on whether Iran was in ‘Group of Death’ or not.
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Iran natl. team demonstrates orientalist inventions about 'Iranian mind': Adib Moghaddam
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Touching upon perfect performance of Iranian national football team in the 2018 World Cup, Prof. Adib-Moghaddam says orientalist inventions about “Iranian mind” has nothing to do with reality.
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By: Seyed Zafar Mehdi
Team Melli end World Cup campaign on high note
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – When Karim Ansarifard scored the last-gasp equalizer against Portugal; ecstatic, adrenaline-fueled scenes were witnessed at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, where thousands of young football fans had gathered to watch live feed of the match.