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  • Fallen giants lick wounds

    Fallen giants lick wounds

    Thursday 25 June 2009

    Iran's failure to qualify for South Africa 2010 was arguably the biggest shock on the Asian continent with Team Melli facing a period of rebuilding.

  • Contrasting reactions in Asia

    Contrasting reactions in Asia

    Friday 19 June 2009

    Korea DPR's historic FIFA World Cup qualification and Iran's surprise failure to reach the world stage has been the focus in Asian media this week.

Photos

  • Ki Sung-Yueng (L) of South Korea is challenged by Nouri Pejman (R) of Iran
  • Lee Keun-Ho(L) of South Korea is challenged by Kaebi Hossein(R) of Iran
  • Iran's Hossein Kaebi (R), wearing a green wrist band, and South Korea's Kim Dong-Jin (L) fight for the ball
  • Iran's Mohammad Ali Karimi (L) wearing a green wrist band and South Korea's Kim Jung-Woo vie for the ball
  • Cho Won-Hee(L) of South Korea is challenged by Aghili Hadi(R) of Iran

    • Profile

    Despite boasting a number of players earning their trade in Europe, Team Melli have failed to make an impact on both the continental and global stages since their 1998 FIFA World Cup campaign, when they beat USA 2-1 in one of the most memorable matches in their history.

    Fixtures and Results

    Standings

    TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
    Korea RepublicKorea Republic844012416
    Korea DPRKorea DPR83327512
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia83328812
    IranIran82518711
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates80176171

    Statistics

    Form:
    DLDWD
    Top Scorer: Javad NEKOUNAM4
    Players used: 41

    Head-to-Head

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    Team Goal Counter
    Latest Scorer
    IRN Masoud SHOJAEI
    KOR:IRN
    1:1
    Top Scorers
    GF
    IRN Javad NEKOUNAM4
    IRN Gholamreza REZAEI2
    IRN Masoud SHOJAEI2
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