Rouhani congratulates Iran Futsal team on world title

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Iran’s Futsal team on winning the third title in the 2016 Futsal World Cup in Colombia.

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02 October 2016

The Iranian President in a Twitter message on Saturday congratulated victory of the Futsal team to Iranian people and athletes.

Iran won Portugal in 2016 Futsal World Cup third-place finish and claimed the third title in the tournament on Saturday, reports IRNA.

Iran’s national Futsal team beat Portugal 4-3 at this tournament held in Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali of Colombia and claimed the third place for the first time.

Iran's best finish has been in fourth place, when they lost to Spain in 1992.

Iran and Portugal lost to Russia and Argentina in the respective semi-final fixtures, which have forced them to face each other in the third-place finish on Saturday.