At stake for the winners will be a mouth-watering clash with Brazil in the quarter-finals, with the five-time champions having booked their last eight ticket with a 5-0 defeat of Costa Rica on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Iran, seeking to better their bronze medal finish of 2016, enjoyed serene passage to the knockout stage by topping Group F.
\nHaving opened their campaign with a 7-1 defeat of Venezuela, the 13-time AFC Futsal Asian Cup\u2122 winners followed that up with wins over Guatemala (9-4) and France (4-1).
\nSalar Aghapour has led their challenge, with the midfielder having already netted six goals at Uzbekistan 2024 while the likes of Mahdi Karimi and Moslem Oladghobad have also played pivotal roles in Iran’s bid for a first ever world title.<\/p>\n
Morocco progressed to the knockout stage as the Group E runners-up, their 4-1 defeat to defending champions Portugal costing them top spot.
\nWhile Iran will be confident of advancing, they know the threat Morocco pose with the African side’s world ranking of six just two behind the Asian champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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