Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Their FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 run may be over but the Islamic Republic of Iran can look forward to a future which promises to see them staying at the top of the game.
Despite falling 3-1 to Spain in the quarter-finals on Sunday, Iran performed admirably as they enjoyed their most successful run in the tournament in four outings.
They hardly put a foot wrong in advancing to the last eight as they negotiated the group stage with a perfect record of three wins before seeing off Mexico, semi-finalists in the last three editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, in their last-16 showdown.
Their group stage wins included a 4-0 whitewash of football giants Germany and despite not producing their best in the loss to European champions Spain, coach Abbas Chamanian had reason to feel positive.
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