Iran beach soccer team ‘Mover of the Month’ for November
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Loading...Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran is Mover of the Month for November after its run to the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup final helped the team into the world’s top five.
Mohammadhossein Mirshamsi’s side produced a string of impressive displays in Dubai to finish top of a group that included Russia, Egypt and the USA before then seeing off 8-6 in a thrilling semi-final.
Brazil proved too strong in the final – clinching the title with a 6-2 success – but Iran nonetheless showcased their quality to move fifth in the rankings, swapping places with Switzerland.
So impressive was Iran that Peyman Hosseini was named Best Goalkeeper and received an incredible welcome on his return home from the event.
Dubai champion Brazil remained third but closed the gap to Russia in second, behind the world’s top-ranked side Portugal, beachsoccer.com wrote.
Poland was also in action in Dubai – its first event since winning the European qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas – and its creditable fifth-place finish sees it maintains steady progress.
The Poles climb four places to 12th while Egypt and the USA also enjoy ranking boosts of five and three places respectively.
