Iran Futsal Team in the Asian Championship Final

Iran defeated Japan in the semi-finals of the Asian Futsal Championship to earn the opportunity to win an unprecedented 9th Asian Fustal crown.

Iran won the Championship seven times in a row since its inception in 1999, but then was dethroned by an inspired Japanese team in 2006. However, the following year, they got their revenge by defeating the Japanese team 4-1 in the final to get back on top.

This year, the two adversaries met in the semi-finals and Iran overcame the challengers by a narrow margin to win 1-0. The outcome of the match was in doubt until the final whistle, but Iran Coach Hossein Shams claimed afterwards that he had no doubts that Iran would prevail!

Now the only thing standing between Iran and a 9th championship are the hosts Thailand.