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Iran futsal team pummels Mexico in China 4-nation tourney

The Iranian men’s national futsal team has achieved another victory at the four-nation tournament in China, which serves as a warm-up for the 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship in Uzbekistan early next year.

On Saturday evening, the Iranian outfit, which had vanquished Myanmar 15-3 in its opening match of the international sports event the previous day, thrashed the Mexican squad 5-1 at the 30,000-seater multi-purpose Changshu Stadium in the eastern Chinese city of Changshu to get closer to the title.

The national Iranian men’s futsal team will take on the hosts on Sunday evening, and even a draw will help the Persians win the ticket for the final showdown.

The four-nation tournament in China started in Changshu on December 18, and will conclude on December 21.

The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship will be the 14th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship. It will be staged in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on February 10-21.

Iran has been drawn alongside China, Iraq and Jordan in Group B of the forthcoming sports event.

The Chinese hosts, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia form Group A, while Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand and Vietnam are put in Group C. Group D consists of Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Qatar.

The top two teams in each group (eight teams in total) will qualify for the knock-out stage. The top five teams will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, which will be the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, in Colombia.




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