FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 – Asia Qualifier Qatar

Qatar’s iconic Katara Beach is currently playing host to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Asian Qualifiers for the very first time. Asia’s finest beach soccer talent are in action as 16 nations go head to head to take one of three places in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 – Tahiti.

Iran team is participating in this edition as one of the title contenders and a candidate for qualification to FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 in Tahiti. Team Melli is joined in group “D” by the Philippines, Lebanon and Chine PR with high hope of being one of the two teams in the final on January 26th, 2013.

No Iranian mercy for the Philippines

22 Jan. 2013 – Philippines 0-20 Iran

Iran inflicted severe pain on the Philippines on the first day qualifiers. The Persian side could not find a better way to send the message that they intend to go to their fifth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup than by smashing the Philippine National side by a 20-goal margin.

Needless to say, this record-breaking goal difference has lifted the Iranians to the top of Group D, and gives them a tyrannical lead.

After Iran’s captain, Naderi, opened the scoring account in the sixth minute of the game, the goal-shower never ceased, with the ball hitting the back of Mercado’s net one too many times.

The heavy defeat puts Philippines in a very difficult position, with virtually no options to proceed to the next stage.

Iran will have to keep performing at their best against China and Iraq, if they want to seal their ticket to semifinals.

Goals: 0-1: Naderi, min. 6 (1); 0-2: Ahmadzadeh, min. 5 (1); 0-3: Boulokbashi, min. 0 (1); 0-4: Ahmadzadeh, min. 11 (2); 0-5: Naderi, min. 11 (2); 0-6: Boulokbashi, min. 6 (2); 0-7: Mokhtari, min. 6 (2); 0-8: Boulokbashi, min. 6 (2); 0-9: Mokhtari, min. 5 (2); 0-10: Mesigar, min. 0 (2); 0-11: Abdollahi, min. 10 (3); 0-12: Morshed, min. 9 (3); 0-13: Mokhtari, min. 8 (3); 0-14: Mesigar, min. 5 (3); 0-15: Mesigar, min. 5 (3); 0-16: Naderi, min. 3 (3); 0-17: Ahmedzadeh, min. 2 (3); 0-18: Ahmadzadeh, min. 1 (3); 0-19: Mokhtari, min. 0 (3); 0-20: Abdollahi, min. 0 (3);

Iran hammers Iraq to go top of the group

Iran topped Group D of the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup AFC qualifiers with a 10-3 win over Iraq in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.

The Iranian outfit, who humiliated the Philippines 20-0 in its opening match on Tuesday, trounced Iraq 10-3 in the match held in Doha’s Katara Beach.

The Iranian team will play China on Thursday.

The 16 Asian teams are divided into four groups of four teams in the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup AFC qualifiers, which will run until January 26.

The top team from each group will advance to the semi-finals, while the finalists and the third-place team will qualify for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti in September.

The winner will receive a cash prize of QR12, 000 ($3300) and the runner-up team get QR8,000. The third place finisher will be awarded QR5,000.