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Same old excuses repeated at FFIRI

According to Mehrnews, the cancellation of the friendly game of Team Melli against Canada has caused numerous criticism of Iran’s football federation (FFIRI) for not finalizing other friendly matches or considering other options. Meanwhile, the directors of communication of the FFIRI claimed that they had held talks with several associations, but in the end, due to various problems, these negotiations were fruitless.

Mohammad Javad Payendeh, Football Federation Public Relations Manager, said: “We negotiated with the Republic of Ireland, who declared their initial agreement, but later said that they could not assemble the players!.  Another association that did not qualify for the World Cup wanted us to bear all costs for a friendly match including transportation and accommodation which would have been close to $ 1.5 million.”  He added: “We negotiated with the major associations of teams from North America, South America, and Africa that did not qualify for the World Cup.  Among these countries, especially the Africans, there were some encouraging responses initially, and we are trying to hold two games on “Fifa day”.

Payandeh, who spoke to the “Stadium” Radio program, said that Mexico and Ecuador also wanted to play a friendly match with Iran: “The two countries offered to play in the United States, but the conditions for traveling to the United States are much more difficult for us than It was Canada”

For decades, such excuses have been passed to the fans. It comes from the same textbook regardless of which administration or who heads FFIRI. The end results were either downright failures or poor preparation. Queiroz suffered intensely from this federation however, he was proactive and realized the incompetency of the people in the Seoul Street building.  He, through personal contact and his network, managed to negotiate quite a few friendly matches during his tenure.

Branko Ivankovic : ” No intention to coach Team Melli”

Former  Team Melli and Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says he has no intention of coaching Iran national football team.

Ivankovic led Persepolis to the Iranian domestic treble last season but left after they failed to pay him his salary, a common practice in Iran in the last few years.

The 65-year-old coach, considered as one of the best foreign coaches of Team Melli, won the gold medal in 2002 Asian Games and led Team Melli to third place in 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

The Croat coached Iran at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where the Team Melli failed to qualify for the next stage after losing to Mexico and Portugal. while drawing with Angola.

“At the moment, I have a lot of offers from Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Japan and China but have not accepted them so far. In Al Ahli, I was fired after three matches, something I never experienced such a thing before. I believe I worked well for the team as it needed some changes in dressing room but this is football and I accept it,” Ivankovic said.

Asked why he left Persepolis at the end of the last season, Ivankovic said, “I had four fascinating years in Iran and I so much miss the country. However, I was forced to leave Persepolis because they didn’t pay our salaries for about one year. At that time, Al Ahli gave me a good offer and I accepted it,” he added.

Persepolis have lost three times in the last 10 matches but Ivankovic says they are favourites to win the title for the fourth time in a row.

“I think Gabriel Calderon needs time in Persepolis because he is a great coach. Persepolis fans love their team and support their players and coaches. In my opinion, Persepolis and Sepahan are vying for the title in the current season,” Ivankovic stated.

Ivankovic believes that Team Melli had a chance to qualify for the next round at the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

“I think (Carlos) Queiroz preferred to defend in Russia. Iran could have played attacking football against Portugal and Span. After beating Morocco, Team Melli should have taken risks,” said Ivankovic .

“Is there any chance to return to Team Melli if he receives an offer?”

“I would prefer to work at club level. I am not going work as a national team head coach,” Ivankovic concluded.

Iran’s Beach soccer qualifies to the Semi Finals

Iran’s beach soccer team made it two out of two wins in the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2019 and qualified for the Semi-Finals.

In today match, held in Dubai , the Iranian national team defeated African champion Egypt 5 – 3 with a dominant performance to keep up the pressure on the rest of the contenders in this current tournament.  In the first period of the match, the two teams were tied one by one and while Egypt took the lead, Iran soon equalized on a single beautiful tactical work and the final kick by Mustafa Kiani.

The second period was played on equal terms. With the game tied  2-2 , Iran took the initiative by further two goals by Amir Hossein Akbari and Mohammad Masoumizadeh, while Egypt scored their third goal. The third period followed with both teams being more cautious, and Egypt, which closed the playing field for most of the minutes, scored. However, the restart of Amir Hussain Akbari’s single goal was compensated by the Egyptians. In the final minutes, a corner kick by Moslem Mesigar, and Amir Hosseinakbari’s fifth goal rattled sealed the match for Iran with a final score of 5 -3.

Hashempour’s team is 2 wins out of 2. Iran’s  Beach soccer had won the first match 7-4 against Mexico. The Iranian team will face Russia in the final group stage match tomorrow evening (Thursday).

 

Iran Beach soccer starts with a victory vs. Mexico

Defending Champions Iran Beach soccer national team played its first match in the Intercontinental Cup 2019 and ended it with a comprehensive win against CONCACAF Champions Mexico.

On Tuesday, in the ninth edition of the tournament of the UAE-hosted intercontinental Beach tournament ,  Hashempour’s Iranian national team defeated Mexico 7-4 in their first match for both teams.

In the first period of the match, both teams scored two goals apiece, Iran’s goals were scored by Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Mohammad Ali Mokhtari. In the second period Iran, playing a better game than the first, scored two more goals. The goals were scored by Mohammad Ali Mokhtari and Amir Hossein Akbari. The third period of the match further goals were scored by the Iranian side by Amir Hossein Akbari who scored Iran’s fifth goal. Meanwhile, Mohammad Masoumizadeh scored the sixth Iranian goal while the final goal was scored by Mohammad Ahmadzadeh.

 

The full results of the First Round

INTERCONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER CUP DUBAI 2019

November 5, 2019

Group A Japan   Japan 6 – 4 Italy    Italy
Group A Spain   Spain 2 -2 

(2 -1) PSO

 UAE Uae
Group B Egypt   Egypt 3 – 5 Russia  Russia
Group B Iran   Iran 7 – 4  Mexico  Mexico

 

 

The next match will be on Wednesday 19:30 Tehran time when Iran will face Egypt.

This competition is considered to be the most prestigious beach football event after the FIFA World Beach Soccer Cup under the supervision of FIFA and the World Beach Games held by Anouk (National Olympic Committees).

Hashempour: “We will show our strength once again”

Defending champions Iran are determined to claim back-to-back Intercontinental Cup crowns and equal Brazil and Russia at the top of the records

Defending champions Iran have landed in Dubai with the mission of reediting the 2018 crown and equalling Brazil and Russia as the most decorated sides at the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup records. After clinching the Bronze Medal at the last World Beach Games in Qatar just a couple of weeks ago, the team feels in the perfect mood to take on such a challenge.

Grit, talent and perfect teamwork, plus the support of their passionate fans, give Abbas Hashempour’s team all the necessary ingredients to go all the way in this year’s competition, taking place in Kite Beach between the 5th and 9th of November.

“Only the most powerful teams take part in the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup, so we are fully aware of how difficult it is to prevail in such a competitive arena. Russia, for example, is a team that can do real harm on you if you are not fully focused and fight fiercely every single second of the game. But we also are, as we have repeatedly shown, capable of winning any team in the world. This is what we have in our minds and our hearts, and we will try our best to beat all our opponents and reach the final”, Iran National Coach Abbas Hashempour explained.

The tough opposition will not be the only obstacle for Iran to accomplish their mission, though. The Persian side will be missing one of the key players, 2018 Rising Star Mohammad Moradi, due to injury, and some other players will also be back in competition after injuries, that leaves a question mark on their outcome during the coming days, but coach Hashempour believes the collective strength will help the team overcome these setbacks.

As the defending champions, the Iranian side will have all the eyes put on them, but this is not something the team is concerned about. “Everyone will be expecting a lot from us, but we are determined to show everybody why we are the champions. We want to demonstrate again how powerful we are”, the coach admitted.

Iran were drawn in Group B together with also-favourite Russia, Egypt and CONCACAF champions Mexico and will be making their debut, precisely, against the Azteca side (Tuesday 5th of November, 8:00 pm). That will mark the first step in their road to reediting the crown and claiming their third Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup.

Iran futsal routs Myanmar

Iran Futsal team opened its account in the China International Futsal tournament 2015 in Changshu city with a routing of Myanmar. In the second match of the tournament played on Friday , Team Melli futsal team mostly  playing with young players while occasional minutes were given to the seniors,  defeated Myanmar 15-2.

The first half ended 8-0 in a match which was totally controlled by Iran from the word go,

Team Melli scored a further 7 goals in the second while conceding a couple in the process.

Iran scorers were: 

Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (4), Mehdi Javid (4), Safari (3), Mohammad Koohestani, Afshin Kazemi, Mohammad Shajari and  Alireza Vafaei

In the opening match of the tournament, Host China drew with Mexico 3-3 . The North American team will be Iran’s next opponent on Saturday.

Iran participate in China Futsal tournament.

Iran Futsal team will play in a 4 side round in China on Friday ribbon tournament
The 2015 Chinese Football Association Futsal international tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association will be held in Changshu City Sports Center from 18 to 20 May. The teams participating in this tournament are Mexico, Myanmar, host China in addition to Iran.

Iran will be the favorite despite missing 3 players who missed the flight due to injuries and other problems.
The Chinese team three games will be broadcast live or taped on CCTV and a number of provincial-level TV.

Changshu is the second city to host international futsal tournament, the Chinese team won the runner-up in the last edition. Before the game, the Chinese coach Zhiping said the Chinese team tournament consists mainly of young players. He added that their main rival is Iran, and in order to defeat the powerful Iranians , they have to outrun them in the match. The Chinese team will go all out to do well in this tournament although they are facing a powerhouse of Asian Futsal.

Futsal is one of the world’s fastest sport popular with higher ornamental, it is to improve the football skills, agility and speed education platform.

Matches schedule

(all time local China time GMT +8)

Friday 18th Dec 2015
19:00 China vs Mexico
21:00 Iran vs Myanmar

Saturday 19th Dec 2015
19:00 China vs Myanmar
21:00 Iran vs Mexico

Sunday 20th Dec 2015
19:00 China vs Iran
21:00 Mexico vs Myanmar

Iran Beach Soccer cruises to the semi-finals

Iran Beach Soccer team advances to the semi-finals of Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2015  for a clash with Russia with a big third period marked by a brilliant hat trick from Ahmadzadeh.

 

The 5-2 win for Iran over Mexico had its ups and downs for both teams but it ended on an extremely high note for the Asian side. Iran took first blood and were well on their way to a blowout when Mexico turned things around and knotted things up, but Iran was helped by the pro-Iran crowd and drew on their energy and delighted the fans with a great defensive display as well as offensive showcase. The win gives Iran second place in the group and they will be heading to the semi-finals to play Russia in the last game of the day on Friday. The Mexican side were forced to try and come from behind in each match and could not pull off any of the comebacks but they will be playing in the consolation semis on Friday against the UAE.

Iran knew that if they could win their second straight match that they would be advancing to the semis but a very competitive and best team that CONCACAF, king of the confederation, had to offer was in their way. The obstacle for the Lions of the Atlas did not seem as daunting after they calmed their nerves and scored the first goal of the match. But the North American side was entirely in the fight and they hung strong after giving up the goal and going into the last minutes of the period, the score remained 1-0 for Iran. The on-field battles continued and the Tri Color saw their opportunities increase but nothing could be done with them and it was Iran who capitalized again, netting their second and taking that 2-0 lead into the first break. Mexico took the deficit as a challenge and started the second period on a different note and with a chip on their shoulder. The Mexicans hit home a beautiful header in the first minute of the second period, to cut the Iranian lead in half at 2-1. The Mexicans did not stop there and confused the Iran defense when they scored the equalizer, putting the score at 2-2. But then it was Mexico’s turn to get disoriented on defense when Iran scored their third goal on a great bicycle in traffic that someone got through to put the score at 3-2 for the Lions of the Atlas going into the final break. 

Iran began the final period by trying desperately to get at least one insurance goal but it did not come in the early going as Mexico was employing their signature tight defense, though that limited their offensive ability at the same time. Iran was knocking on the door but with six minutes gone from the period, there were no goals to show for the effort. However, past the midway point in the frame, M. Ahmadzadeh scored his second goal to give Iran a seemingly safe cushion of two goals at 4-2. Mexico began to rush and looked for the offense that they had lacked thus far, but with the Iranian keeper, Hosseini, between the pipes, it was difficult to find goals, and that has almost always been the case for Iran’s’ opponents. The Iranians held off the Mexican attacks and the final score was 5-2 for Iran. 

 

Goals: 0-1: M. Hassani, min. 9 (1); 0-2: A. Naderi, min. 8 (1); 1-2: G. Pichardo, min. 11 (2); 2-2: A. Villa, min. 8 (2); 2-3: M. Ahmadzadeh, min. 1 (2); 2-4: M. Ahadzadeh, min. 5 (3); 2-5: M. Ahmedzadeh, min. 5 (3).

 

Iran Beach soccer lose the opener match.

Iran men’s national beach soccer team has suffered its first loss at the group stage of the 2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

On Tuesday evening, Asian powerhouse Iran lost to the strong Tahiti national beach soccer team by two points in its Group B opener played at the International Marine Club in Dubai.

Both teams got off to a fine start, knowing that goals would be hard to come by. Tahitian sportsmen were steady in their offense and defense, fighting through a very competitive Iranian side.

Tahiti’s Tearii Labaste finally jumped at an ideal chance in the third minute of the first period to open the scoring for the South Pacific side.  

Heimanu Taiarui doubled the lead for the Tahitian beach soccer team two minutes later, and the world vice champions went into the breather with a two-goal lead. 

Tahiti beach soccer team retained the lead and Naea Tommy Irving Bennett scored his first goal four minutes into the second period, putting Tahiti 3-0 ahead.

Tahitians did not relinquish as the game extended into the third and final period. The 38-year-old Bennett took advantage of a marvelous opportunity in the 10th minute of the period, and tacked his second goal to make it 4-0 for Tahiti.

Mohammad Ahmadzadeh of Iran took up a great chance a minute later, and kicked the Persians’ first goal.

Ahmadzadeh made his second goal of the match in the 11th minute of the third period, and turned Iran’s deficit into 4-2 before the referee blew his whistle and called it a day. 

In Tuesday’s other games, strong contenders Portugal sank Mexico 5-3, Russia produced an emphatic 5-1 win over Argentina. The United Arab Emirates went down to Egypt 3-2.

The 2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup opened in Dubai, the UAE, on November 3, and will wrap up on November 7.

Argentina, Egypt, Russia and the host nation are in Group A.

Iran has been drawn alongside Mexico, Portugal and Tahiti in Group B of the tournament.

Queiroz under fire again.

A member of the parliamentary Sports Sub-Committee faction has severely criticized Carlos Queiroz , the head coach of Team Melli , for failing to meet his obligations towards his duty. The Majlis representative censured the contract with Queiroz and said “ When the contract was signed in the manner of Treaty Turkmenchay* with some articles that are not enforceable, one should expect these indiscretions”

According to Mehr news agency, Seyyed Shrarif Hosseini was particularly concerned with the long and frequent vacations that the Portuguese head coach embarks on the rumors that Queiroz’s is negotiating to sign with the national team of Mexico and said “the development of football in Iran necessitates quality and class coaches, but the Football Federation and the Ministry of Sport should have full control on the coach and not allow him to act autonomously and as he pleases. It is safe to say that Queiroz is controlling the federation and dictating his terms, rather than the other way round.”

Representative of Ahvaz in Iranian Parliament added that this situation has arisen because of external factors. Those other factors than the Federation and the Ministry were involved in the contract, and Queiroz manipulated the federation by including many clauses which has led in many cases for the coach to allow him to not to carry out his commitments and duties but escape punitive actions.

Carlos Queiroz withe the Argentine Volleyball coach Velasco in Tehran Airport.

He said state television devoted several programs to the survey and posting polls in regard to Queiroz , and since there was a large percentage of voters favoring Queiroz, the federation (FFIRI) felt it was under pressure to sign with the Portuguese coach under difficult conditions. In a way, Queiroz held the federation at ransom because they (FFIRI) dreaded to go against the will of the people.

Hosseini said in an interview with news agency “As someone who specializes in football , I strongly believe that everyone should do their job in an organization, it is a collective work. Respect for authority and peer reverence should be maintained so that the Football Federation does not fall under pressure during decision-making in coordination with the Ministry of Sports. Iran football will not be destroyed if Queiroz leaves, and if he remains, I doubt that he will make us world champions, but now we must wait and see what he decides.”

Carlos Queiroz was last on duty on 11th of June in the match with Turkmenistan. After returning to Tehran, he left for an extended leave to his native Portugal, where he still remains. Queiroz next official assignment is to attend the AFC sponsored conference 1st AFC Conference for National Team Coaches in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 18th-20th.

 While there is only one month left to the match against Guam in the preliminaries of the FIFA World Cup 2018, Team Melli has not gathered yet since the Turkmenistan match.

* Treaty Turkmenchay*   :عهدنامه ترکمنچای : a treaty signed between the Persian and the Russian Empires which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–28). It enforced hard conditions on Persia including the seizure of Russians of many territories of Persia.