President congratulates victory of Iran beach soccer team

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani on Monday congratulated national team for winning the third rank in the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau, the Bahamas.

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08 May 2017

President Rouhani wrote on his twitter account that also congratulated the Iranian squad for winning the Golden Ball and Golden Glove of 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup for the first time.

Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Peyman Hosseini managed to bag the Golden Ball and Golden Glove of 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup respectively in Nassau, according to IRNA.

“The Iranian squad ended their Bahamas 2017 campaign on a high with a 5-3 win against Italy in the play-off for third place to become Asia's highest ever finishers at the Beach Soccer World Cup,” the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reported on Monday.

Meanwhile Brazil and Italy ranked first and second respectively.

The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which is the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, kicked off in Nassau, the Bahamas, on April 27, and wrapped up on May 7.