Iran’s football team to leave Frankfurt for Tehran Friday

MNA – Iran’s football team is scheduled to depart here for Tehran Friday after it was eliminated from the 2006 World Cup finals.

The Iranian side made an embarrassing exit from the prestigious event with two first-round 3-1 and 2-0 losses to Mexico and Portugal and one 1-1 draw with debutant Angola in the Group D games.

The team’s poor performance prompted the country’s Physical Education Organization (PEO) to announce the ouster of Football Federation president Mohammad Daadkan immediately after Iran-Angola match Wednesday.

Portugal and Mexico advanced to the last 16 and Angola was also knocked out of the tournament as the third-placed side.