EghtesadOnline: Iran quit the Freestyle World Cup in reaction to a decision by UWW to strip Iran from hosting the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup.

EghtesadOnline: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a message congratulated Iran’s victory against Uzbekistan and its qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup.

EghtesadOnline: Just a few days before the beginning of the 2018 World Cup , analysts with football data site Transfermarkt put the value of Iran’s national football team at around £38.3 million ($50.26 million), toward the bottom end of the charts and only more valuable than those of Panama, Saudi Arabia, Peru and Costa Rica.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's national football team defeated Uzbekistan's national team 1-0 in the third round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.