Iranian futsal players defeat Japan 4-2 in Thailand tourney
The Iranian men's national futsal team has defeated Japan at a four-nation tournament in Thailand, which serves as a warm-up tournament for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia later this month.
On Tuesday evening, the Iranian squad registered a fine win edging past the Japanese team 4-2 in its last match at the sixth-day-long sports event in the Thai capital city of Bangkok, and finished in the third place.
The four-nation tournament in Thailand started on August 18, and wrapped up on August 23.
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The tournament will be held in Colombia between September 10 and October 1.
Iran has been drawn alongside Azerbaijan, Morocco and Spain in Group F of the forthcoming sports event.
The Colombian hosts, Panama, Portugal and Uzbekistan form Group A, while Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Thailand form Group B.
Guatemala, Italy, Paraguay and Vietnam are put in Group C. Group D consists of Australia, Brazil, Mozambique and Ukraine.
Argentina, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan and the Solomon Islands shape Group E.
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