PTV - Iran's futsal head
coach, Hossein Shams, has confirmed that Tehran will host a 4-nation futsal
tournament from August 8 to 12.
“China, Thailand, and Hungary will compete with Iran during the competition
to be held in Tehran's Azadi Stadium,” Mehr news agency quoted Shams as
saying on Saturday.
“The competition will be aimed at preparing the Iranian national futsal team
for the Futsal World Cup and evaluating the players' performance,” he added.
Last May, Iran's Football Federation (IFF) announced during the Asian Futsal
Championship in Bangkok that Iran was willing to host the Futsal World Cup
in Tehran.
Earlier this year, the Iranian team won the 10th Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship in Bangkok.
Iran, Thailand, Japan and China will represent Asia at the FIFA Futsal World
Cup in Brazil in October 2008.
