Historic Win for Syria against A World-Class Team: FIBA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syria defeated Iran 77-70 in a historic match and it might be one of the biggest upsets of the Asia Cup Qualifiers for the Iranian team.
For Syria, it was an important victory as it was coming off a disappointing loss to Qatar just two days earlier, fiba.basketball reported.
As it was against a world-class team in Iran, it was also a historic win for Syria as well. The result also denied Iran the opportunity to immediately clinch direct qualification to Asia Cup 2021.
For Syria, it was an important victory as they were coming off a disappointing loss to Qatar just two days earlier. As it was against a world-class team in Iran, it was also a historic win for Syria as well. The result also denied Iran the opportunity to immediately clinch direct qualification to Asia Cup 2021.
Iran is still sitting at the top of the standings with a 3-1 record. Syria is at second-place with a 2-2 record and the tiebreaker over third-placed Saudi Arabia who is also 2-2. Qatar remains at the bottom with a 1-3 record, though the gap is close enough for quick changes in the standings at the next window.
