IR Iran on double mission

The AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand 2019 will be held in Pattaya on March 7-17 and Iran head coach Marco Octavio is optimistic of his team's chances.

“Without a doubt, we have an excellent team for the AFC Beach Soccer Championship. We’ve found 86 new players across the country and they took part in our training camps.

"It’s very important to have young players for the future,” the Brazilian said in an interview with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran website.