KABUL— Afghanistan’s national futsal team suffered a narrow 4-3 defeat against Iran in their third match of the Quadrilateral Tournament in Brazil on Saturday.
Iran dominated the first half, leading 3-1, with Akbar Kazemi scoring Afghanistan’s only goal.
Afghanistan made a strong comeback in the second half, adding two more goals through Kazemi and Hossein Mohammadi, but Iran held on to secure the win.
Afghanistan’s Performance in the Tournament
Afghanistan has so far recorded one victory and two losses in the Seleção Intercontinental Futsal Cup. It defeated Greenland 5-4 in the opening match, lost to Brazil 4-1 in the second match and narrowly lost to Iran 4-3 in the third match.
Afghanistan will now face Greenland again on Sunday in the third-place match of the tournament.
