Soccer-Iran Ease Past Syria to Reach Verge of World Cup Finals
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran moved within touching distance of a third consecutive World Cup finals appearance as Dragan Skocic's side brushed Syria aside 3-0 in Amman on Tuesday to maintain their...
Soccer-Late Show Keeps Iran Unbeaten as Skocic’s Side Break Lebanese Hearts
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Lebanon at Saida Stadium on Thursday as added time goals from Sardar Azmoun and Ahmad Nourollahi maintained their unbeaten run and...
Soccer-Porto Striker Taremi Dropped for Iran’s World Cup Qualifiers
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Porto striker Mehdi Taremi has been left out of Iran's squad for their World Cup preliminaries against Lebanon and Syria in coming days by coach Dragan Skocic.
No reason has been given...
Soccer-Iran’s Jahanbakhsh Sets Sights on Early World Cup Qualification
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Alireza Jahanbakhsh vowed Iran would push to complete their quest for a place at next year's World Cup at the earliest opportunity after netting his nation's equaliser against South Korea...
Soccer-Iran Holds Joint Perfect Record in Asia World Cup Qualifiers
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia retained the last perfect record in the final phase of Asia's World Cup preliminaries on Tuesday as Herve Renard's side claimed a 3-2 victory over China in Jeddah.
Sami Al Naji...
Soccer-Iran Maintains Perfect Start in Final Round of Qualifiers
Reuters: Iran maintained their perfect start to the final round of qualifying in Group A on Thursday, as Mehdi Taremi's goal secured a 1-0 over the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, the third win...
Soccer-Iran Lead the Way at Asia’s World Cup Qualifiers
(Reuters) - Iran will go up against the United Arab Emirates in the third round of the Asian and Pacific 2022 World Cup Qualifiers on October 7 as matches resume this week. Iran leads the way with the...
Soccer-South Korea to face Iran in World Cup Qualifiers
Sept 27 (Reuters) - English Premier League-based duo Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan have been included in South Korea's squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Syria and Iran.
Paulo Bento's side host the...
Soccer-Gomis on Target as Former Champions Al Hilal See Off Esteghlal
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Goals from Bafetimbi Gomis and Salem Al Dawsari handed Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal a 2-0 win over Esteghlal from Iran and a place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League on...
Soccer-China’s Cangzhou Parts Company With Iranian Coach Ghotbi
HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Former Iran coach Afshin Ghotbi has parted company with Chinese Super League (CSL) team Cangzhou Mighty Lions, the club said on social media on Monday.
Ghotbi had led the...
