There are 70,000 Iranians living in Australia, and thousands are following the team's progress in the tournament, which it has won three times in the past. It has already defeated Bahrain and Qatar. The national coach, the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz ...

Iraq's national soccer team has defeated Iran 7-6 on penalties after a tie score of 3-3 in extra time of their Asia Cup quarterfinal. The victory sends the Iraqi team to the semifinals against South Korea on January 26. Iran, which was favored to win ...

Both sides of Iran's political spectrum love the storyline of their national team's success, struggles and resurgence. Such is football's popularity in Iran that the sport has been used as a tool by both the Shah and the Ayatollah. One of the country's ...

Iran's national soccer team coach says the illegal Western sanctions on the Islamic Republic are adversely affecting the young Iranian players. Carlos Queiroz on Monday expressed his anger at the fact that political sanctions are hampering his efforts ...

Retaining master coach Carlos Queiroz was not only a boon for Iran's national soccer team but a coup for the game in the Middle Eastern nation, according to midfielder Ashkan Dejagah. Former Portugal and Real Madrid manager Queiroz will guide his ...

Mozambique-born Querioz took on the Iran job in 2011 after previously coaching the national teams from his homeland and South Africa to World Cups. He is also a former manager of Real Madrid and was assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

"We are used to playing these tough games and I remember when we were with the national teams, the youth teams and the Olympics teams, we went through the same situations and we gained experience," he said. "Sometimes you have ... "I told the players ...

Israel's triumphant national soccer team holds the Asian Cup in 1964. Photo by Moshe Pridan/Government ... The Iranians won the 1968, 1972 and 1974 Asian Cups - the only team to have won three consecutive AFC tournaments. (YouTube screenshot).

Both teams have had memorable tournaments and will be looking to go out on a high similar to when they caused the upsets of the tournament in the quarter-finals. Iraq took centre stage when they banished next-door neighbours Iran in a drama-laden match ...

CANBERRA, Australia — When Qatar takes on Iran on Thursday, it will desperately be trying to avoid the humiliation of an early exit from the 2015 Asian Cup. Not only did the Qatari national team arrive in Australia with the hope — albeit slim — of ...