Iranian Futsal Now Ranks Third in The World
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: Similar to their weightlifting (Third globally in 2018 World Weightlifting Championships), volleyball (8th globally), wrestling (global champions in World Cup from 2012-2017 and runner up in 2019) and Karate (4th globally), Iran can now boast a new global sports title: Third spot in world ranking of Futsal teams. The Iran national futsal (indoor soccer) team is now a world powerhouse right behind Spain and Brazil, ahead of powerhouses such as Argentina, Russia, Portugal, Kazakhstan and Italy, and by far the strongest team in Asia.
Iran finished third at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 after stunning the futsal world by knocking reigning FIFA Futsal World Cup champions Brazil out in a 3-2 victory and winning over Portugal in a shoot out.
The second edition of the Asian Football's Under-20 Futsal Championship will be held in the city of Tabriz from June 14 to 22.
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