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Iran, Belarus men’s national teams to play two scrimmages

The Iranian men’s national futsal team (file photo)

The Iranian men’s national futsal team is scheduled to play two friendly fixtures against Belarus within the next few days as part of preparations for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship.

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) reported on Saturday that the two exhibition games will be staged on January 14 and 15 in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

The 2018 AFC Futsal Championship will take place in Chinese Taipei between February 1 and 11, 2018.

During the official draw ceremony at the Sherwood Taipei in Taipei on December 12, 2017, Iran joined China, Iraq and Myanmar in Group C of the upcoming continental sports event.

The host nation, Bahrain, Malaysia and Vietnam form Group A in the preliminary round of the tournament.

Japan is drawn in Group B, and is pitted against South Korea, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Group D consists of Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Thailand.


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