“You cannot put a question mark to the win of Argentina with such beautiful players, we have to accept and respect that. But what happened in these 90 minutes, we competed. Two great teams ondifferent levels, some using geniuses, some using workers.” — Iran coach Carlos Queiroz after LionelMessi‘s last-minute goal gave Argentina a 1-0 […]
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Queiroz: Sanctions Have Disadvantaged Iran
On the eve of Iran’s World Cup opener against Nigeria, coach Carlos Queiroz tried to ease the pressure on his players by insisting that the international sanctions on the MiddleEastern country have made his team the clear underdog in Group F, which also contains favorite Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The economic and political situations have put […]
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Group F Preview: Messi and Co. poised to dominate
By Mike Woitalla Argentina has home-continent advantage as it launches its quest for a third World Cup title, and first since 1986, in a group with World Cup debutantBosnia-Herzegovina, Nigeria, which disappointed severely four years ago, and Iran, winner of only one game in its previous three appearances Prediction Besides host and neighbor Brazil, Argentina […]
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Gaspar among the speakers in Philadelphia
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER WORKSHOP] Portuguese-American coach Dan Gaspar, who is the assistant coach of Iran’s World Cup team,will be one of the speakers at the 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer Workshop, held in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention, which will take place Jan. 15-19, 2014, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center inPhiladelphia. Gaspar will speak on Iran’s […]