Iran's National Beach Soccer Team Eliminated from World Cup

Iran's national beach soccer team was eliminated from reaching the semifinals of the 2015 World Cup after losing to Tahiti with a score of 5-4. Tahiti, which had caused an upset by defeating Russia in the group stage, joined the top four teams in the world. In another quarterfinal match, Japan lost to Italy, leaving Asia without a representative in the semifinals. Previously, Oman had also been eliminated from Group B of the competition. The biggest surprise was Russia, which managed to eliminate Brazil, the most successful team in the history of the tournament. Portugal also eliminated Switzerland with a score of 7-3 in front of 3,500 spectators, showcasing a superior performance. The players who represented Iran against Tahiti at Spinou Beach included Peyman Hosseini, Amir Hossein Akbari, Mohammad Moradi, Mostafa Kiani, Ali Naderi, Farooq Dara, Mehran Morshedizadeh, Farid Bolokbashi, Moslem Masiger, Mohammad Mokhtari, Mohammad Ahmadzadeh, and Hamid Behzadpour. Under the guidance of Marco Octavio, Iran fell behind four times against Tahiti, which is an island in the Pacific Ocean, but managed to equalize each time. The Iranian national team also hit the post four times. In this match, Mohammad Ahmadzadeh scored his fourth goal in the World Cup in Portugal, but just seconds later, Tahiti regained the lead. Iran, which had previously overcome Spain and Mexico to reach this stage and had lost to Brazil, scored three more goals through Mehran Morshedizadeh, Moslem Masiger, and Mohammad Ali Mokhtari. After Tahiti's fifth goal, Iran had less than four minutes to recover from the defeat and could not respond to the opponent's fifth goal. Eventually, the Spanish referee blew the whistle to signal Tahiti's advancement. Thus, in the semifinals, Italy and Tahiti will face each other, while Portugal will play against Russia. Pedro Moran from Paraguay and Noel Oute from Switzerland lead the scoring table with 8 goals, but their teams have been eliminated and have no chance to increase their tally. Two players with seven goals from Italy and Portugal can surpass them. Emanuel Zorle from Italy and Joao Victor Madir from Portugal have scored seven goals. Kirill Romanov from Russia has six goals.