FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016: Iran coach confident ahead of Morocco match

Tehran Times – MEDELLIN, Iran futsal head coach Mohammad Nazemosharia believes Iran will qualify from Group F of the FIFA Futsal World Cup despite heavy loss against Spain in the first match.

The Asian champions suffered a 5-1 defeat against two-time world champions Spain in the first match. Nazemosharia’s men will next take on Morocco on Thursday while Spain meet Azerbaijan.

“The first game in any tournament is very difficult, furthermore we faced Spain who is the best futsal team in the world. We were not at our best form while we had a couple of mistakes and weaknesses but for now we’re focused on Morocco. No one expect Iran to be eliminated in the group stage so we’re going to get the best result in the remaining games,” Iran coach Mohammad Nazemosharia told reports.

“Morocco is Africa’s champion and we will definitely have a tough game against them. They lost to Azerbaijan in the first game so they want a win to remain in the competition,” he added.

The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup is the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

The tournament is being held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.