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Iran’s Saviors in World Cups

A true star is made for hard times. Looking back at Iran’s four qualifying successes for the FIFA World Cup™, it seems that each time National Team’s hopes are hanging by a thread there is a hero who duly rises to the occasion to rescue their campaign....

A Glimpse of Iranian Football Clubs

Iran has produced many talented and gifted footballers over the years, which has turned it into a footballing force, not only in the Middle East,but in all of Asia....

Iran Clinches Berth in 2014 FIFA World Cup

A mistake from South Korean football player Kim Young-Gwon allowed Iran’s striker Reza Qouchan-Nejad to break through, ...

Magical Night for Iran as They Qualify for FIFA World Cup 2014

Tehran’s streets were filled with young revelers after the Iranian national soccer team qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a win over South Korea...

Iran, the First Victim of Ban

In 2011, a Bahraini FIFA official banned the Iranian women’s national soccer team from playing against Jordan in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games in the Jordaniancapital city, Amman. ...

Muslim States Applaud FIFA's Decision Overturning a Ban on Veil

The first FIFA World Cup Tournament

The success of the Olympic Foot- dependence in 1930 at great expense.

History of FIFA Foundation

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques at the Rue Saint Honoré 229 in Paris on 21 May 1904....

The FIFA World Cup or the Football

Boon to Women's Football in Muslim Countries

IFA's decision is going to promote women's sport in Islamic countries, which have top-notch soc-cer players who are unable to compete because of the veil ban....

With Turkev FIFA Continues Opening UP to the Muslim World

The U-20 World Cup in Turkey is another sign that FIFA wants to open up to the Muslim world....

FIFA Sets Ticket Prices for 2014 World Cup in Brazil

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Rare Moments in the Nation’s History

In a nation’s history there are, either by accident or design, rare moments. The Iranian youth’s attempt to neutralize the US-backed sanctions against Iran during the past few decades is such moment. The post-revolution youth of Iran symbolize change in this country.

Tehran welcomes further expansion of ties with Athens

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos met at the UN headquarters in New York....

Ticket for 2014 FIFA World Cup

2. How does FIFA in general decide which seats belong to which category?FIFA determines the categorisation of each seat in the Stadium on a Match-by-Match basis. This means that (i) the Ticket Category may vary from Match to Match; (ii) all Ticket Categories may comprise stadium seats of the lower and upper tier, (iii) the Ticket Categorisation remains unaffected from any conditions on the Match day, such as weather conditions; and (iv) Ticket Category boundaries may vary from Match to Match. Such differentiation is necessary to secure that the maximum number of Tickets can be made available to football fans...

Iran’s Appreance at FIFA World Cup

Iran may have never reached the second round of the World Cup in three previous appearances but that does not mean Team Melli’s participation has been forgettable – far from it. When the West Asians appear on the global stage, they may leave fairly early but the stories remain for much longer. With games coming against Argentina, Bosnia and Nigeria this June, just how well Iran do in Brazil under coach Carlos Queiroz is set to become the most fascinating chapter yet. This is episode four, a new hope. It all started back in 1978 in South America. Being drawn against the mighty Netherlands, a talented Scottish team and the dark horses of Peru was a tough introduction even before the team ...

FIFA World Cup

(Named Honorary FIFA President on 8 June 1998) Dr João Havelange’s 24 years as FIFA President were a period of significant change which featured, most notably, the expansion of the FIFA World Cup from a 16-team tournament to one twice as large by the time the Brazilian left his post in 1998. An Olympic swimmer and water polo player in his younger days, Havelange’s greatest achievement as a football administrator was arguably to ensure increased involvement on the world stage for teams from Asia, Africa, CONCACAF and Oceania, who had had just three FIFA World Cup finalists between them in 1974. FIFA’s Zurich headquarters housed just 12 staff members when he took office ...

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