Iran Has Chance at Beach Soccer World Cup, Coach Marco Octavio Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brazilian coach Marco Octavio believes Iran has a chance in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will take place on July 9-19 at Praia da Baía in Espinho, Portugal.
"We're very professional now and all that remains for us to do is get our preparations right," Octavio told FIFA.com.
"We'll be trying to set up matches against European and South American teams in the weeks ahead so that we can arrive in Portugal on top of our game and in the best possible physical shape. We have to believe that we have a chance at the World Cup," he added.
"We have to try and win the title. We are a strong team, as we've shown in the past. We reached the quarter-finals at the last World Cup, where we went down fighting to world champions Russia. After the world finals we then went on to beat Russia and Brazil, and we'll need to be ready to figure among the title contenders this time," the Brazilian said.
The official draw for Portugal 2015 will take place on April 28.
