Iran’s President-elect Meets National Football Team

FNA – TEHRAN, Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rouhani held a meeting with players of the National Football Team, appreciating them for their efforts which brought them ticket for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

During the meeting, Rouhani presented gifts to the players, and they talked with the president-elect separately.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mohammad Abbasi, secretary of Football Federation, Head Coach of National Team Carlos Queiroz accompanied by other team players were attending.

Captain of the football national team Javad Nekounam, for his part, expressed the hope that the new government will give a full support for the national team. Rouhani promised an all-out support for the team.

Iran’s National Football Team beat their hosts South Korea 1-0 on Tuesday and qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Striker Reza Ghoochannejhad scored Iran’s sole goal 59 minutes after the start of the match qualifying Iran for 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Iran and South Korea confronted each other in South Korea’s Ulsan city on Tuesday afternoon.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014.

This is the second time Brazil has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Brazil is scheduled to become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany.

Spain is the defending champion having won FIFA World Cup 2010 defeating the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time.