Soccer-Iran to Play Troubled England Team in World Cup
By Martyn Herman
DOHA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - England could not have done a better job of lowering expectations than by going six competitive games without a win heading into the World Cup but when they kick...
Soccer-Iran’s World Cup Winger Says Focus On Playing, Not Political Issues
By Nick Mulvenney
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Iranian soccer player Alireza Jahanbakhsh said on Thursday that the focus of the team at the World Cup in Qatar was resolutely on the competition and not...
Soccer-Tunisia Beat Iran in World Cup Warm-up Match
DOHA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Tunisia beat Iran 2-0 with two second-half goals in a World Cup warm-up match played behind closed doors in Doha on Wednesday.
Naim Sliti netted a 62nd-minute penalty after a handball from...
Soccer-Iran Players Can Protest at World Cup Says Coach Queiroz
By Mark Gleeson
DOHA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Iran's players are free to join in the protests sweeping their country over women's rights while they are playing at the World Cup in Qatar but must do so...
Injured Azmoun in Iran’s World Cup Squad, Ebrahimi Misses Out
Nov 13 (Reuters) - Injured forward Sardar Azmoun was named in Iran's World Cup squad on Sunday but midfielder Omid Ebrahimi was left off coach Carlos Queiroz's 25-man list after picking up a groin injury in...
Soccer-Former FIFA Head Blatter Says Iran Should Be Barred From World Cup
ZURICH, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality...
Soccer-Goal Machine Taremi Ready to Lead Iran’s World Cup Push
By Michael Church
Nov 2 (Reuters) - Iran striker Mehdi Taremi's four years in Portuguese football have turned unquestioned potential into one of the most potent weapons at the disposal of national team coach Carlos Queiroz.
Since featuring for...
Soccer – Iran Fight Back to Draw 1-1 With Senegal in World Cup Warm-up
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran fought back after conceding an own goal to draw 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Tuesday as both World Cup-bound teams concluded their preparations for the tournament in Qatar.
Iran were...
Soccer-Iran Sink Uruguay to Give Queiroz Winning Start
By Michael Church
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Carlos Queiroz made a winning start to his second stint in charge of Iran as Mehdi Taremi's second-half goal earned his side a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Uruguay in...
Soccer-Iran’s World Cup Countdown Begins With Coach Queiroz at Helm
By Michael Church
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran are racing against time to be ready for the World Cup finals, but returning coach Carlos Queiroz is confident upcoming friendly matches against Uruguay and Senegal can help prepare his...
