Tehran Times - Iran coach Marco Octavio has named his 12-man team for the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup 2018.
Team Melli have been drawn in Group B along with three-time champions Russia, 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runner-ups Tahiti and the U.S.
Group A consists of the UAE (host), Brazil, Egypt and Spain.
The tournament will be held in Dubai, the UAE from Nov. 6 to 10 in two groups of four teams.
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh, Moslem Mesigar, Amirhossein Akbari, Mostafa Kiani, Hamid Behzadpour, Mohammad Moradi, Mohammad Masoumizadeh, Ali Mirshekari, Peyman Hosseini, Saeid Piramoon, Mehdi Shirmohammadi and Ehsan Dara have been invited to the national team.
Iran will start the campaign with a match against the U.S. on Nov. 6.
“We respect all the participating teams in the competition and know that they will play in the highest level. But, we also are fully ready and well prepared for the competition,” Octavio told Tehran Times ahead of the competition.