Iran Aims for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final: Naderi

Tasnim
29 Apr 2025, 19:21 GMT+10

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Going into its ninth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Iran will be confident it has what it takes to win the competition for the first time, having finished third in the 2017 and 2024 editions.

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Keeping faith with his supremely talented squad from Thailand 2025, Ali Naderi has plenty of options at his disposal for the global showpiece.

Ali Mirshekari, who bagged the Top Scorer and Most Valuable Player awards at Thailand 2025, will be the one to look out for but Iran has a wonderfully balanced squad capable of challenging the best at the World Cup.

Mohammad Ali Mokhtari, Movahed Mohammadpour and Mohammad Ali Nazarzadeh are all on equal standing with Mirshekari, further strengthening Irans armor.

With a multi-talented squad, Naderi is not deflecting expectations and fully expects his team to go all the way.

In the previous FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, we finished third, he said.

We are focused on our team and we want to qualify for the final this time. We will try hard to make it happen.

Iran will kickstart their Group B campaign against African champion Mauritania on May 1, with Portugal and Paraguay being their other opponents.

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