Tehran Times - Iran crashed Japan 6-1 in Group B of the 2021 Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup on Wednesday.
Mohammad Mokhtari, Mehdi Shirmohammadi, Mostafa Kiani, Movahed Mohammadpour, Ali Mirshekari and Hassan Abdollahi were on target for Iran.
Mansouri Okuyama scored for Japan.
Iran had started the campaign in Dubai, the UAE with a 8-6 win over Paraguay.
Iran will meet world champions Russia Thursday to decide the group winners.
Iran side will be the competition’s most decorated team if they win the title for the fourth time.
Brazil and Russia have won the title three times each as well.