FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Iran Defeats Mexico
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran started the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 with a win over Mexico.
The Iranian national team (also known as Team Melli) defeated Mexico 3-2 at the Nassau Stadium on Thursday.
Iran goalkeeper Peyman Hosseini scored the first goal of the tournament and made a crucial save at the end of the match to give the Asian champion all three points in the Group B opening match.
Mosco and Maldonado gave Mexican team the lead but Amirhossein Akbari equalized the match with a long-range shot.
Iran captain Mohammad Ahmadzadeh scored the winner from the penalty spot.
Iran will face Italy on Saturday.
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships.
Overall this is the 19th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. This is the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking place on a yearly basis between 1995 and 2009.
