Iran’s Team Melli Futsal , will begin its quest for qualification to the next round by meeting Spain in the FIFA Fustal World Cup 2012 on Friday 2nd Nov. 2012. The other two teams in group B are Morocco and Panama.
Spain is one of the two top teams of the tournament along with Brazil. Iran and Spain have met 14 times in various international Futsal matches, with Team Melli managing a solitary win against the powerhouse European team. Spain has won 9 times while 4 matches ended in a draw.
While the Spanish team is enjoying one of its best runs in the history, Iran has lost its title this year when Thailand knocked them out by beating them in the semi finals. Iran won the third rank and qualified for the FIFA Futsal World cup, however that shock defeat prompted the federation to act and recruit a world renowned football coach to support the inexperienced coach Sanei.
Jesus Candelas Rodrigo was appointed as technical director of Iran futsal in a supporting role along with Mohammad Sanei. The 55-year-old Spaniard first real test will be against his own country on Friday. He is considered one of the top coaches in Spain and has produced and coached many quality Spanish player , many of them have represented their country at international level.
Team Melli will be missing the influencial and leagendary player Vahid Shamsaei.
Vahid Shamsaei , is the world top futsal scorer in addition to being the most celebrated futsal player in Iran. Shamsaei’s exclusion is based on differences with the federation and the coaching staff recently, rather than technical.
| Iran | vs | Spain | Result | Penalty | |
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| 22/10/2010 – Anápolis (BRA) – Grand Prix 2010 |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 6 – 4 | – | |
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| 01/10/2008 – Rio de Janeiro (BRA) – FIFA World Futsal Ch. – Brazil 2008 (FT) (6th) |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 3 – 3 | – | |
| 20/08/2008 – Tehran (IRI) – Friendly Match |
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| Iran | vs | Spain | 1 – 2 | – | |
| 19/08/2008 – Tehran (IRI) – Friendly Match |
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| Iran | vs | Spain | 1 – 2 | – | |
| 28/12/2006 – ? (ESP) – Friendly Match |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 5 – 2 | – | |
| 27/12/2006 – ? (ESP) – Friendly Match |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 3 – 3 | – | |
| 21/10/2003 – Teheran (IRI) – Friendly Match |
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| Iran | vs | Spain | 2 – 2 | – | |
| 29/04/2003 – La Rioja (ESP) – Friendly Match |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 2 – 2 | – | |
| 28/04/2003 – Santander (ESP) – Friendly Match |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 6 – 2 | – | |
| 27/11/2001 – Singapore (SIN) – TIGER 5s 2001 (3rd) |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 3 – 0 | – | |
| 22/11/2000 – Guatemala City (GUA) – FIFA World Futsal Ch. – Guatemala 2000 (FT) (4th) |
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| Iran | vs | Spain | 2 – 7 | – | |
| 04/12/1997 – Singapore (SIN) – TIGER 5s 1997 (1st) |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 7 – 1 | – | |
| 28/11/1992 – Hong Kong (HKG) – FIFA World Futsal Ch. – Hong Kong 1992 (FT) (2nd) |
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| Spain | vs | Iran | 9 – 6 | – | |
| 24/11/1992 – Hong Kong (HKG) – FIFA World Futsal Ch. – Hong Kong 1992 (FT) (2nd) |
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| Iran | vs | Spain | 4 – 2 | – | |