France knows its opponent in the 8th final
Les Bleus will face Thailand in the round of 16 of the World Cup this Friday (2:30 p.m.).
It’s over, the Blues lose to Iran
After a first period without desire from both teams, Iran raised the cursor after the break to make the difference. France lost 4-1 in this last group match.
Iranian timeout
Iran calls a timeout with 1:40 left in the match.
The goal of the Blues!
France’s honour is saved, with Mamadou Sigarassy Touré reducing the gap.
France 1-4 Iran
Iran’s fourth goal
The goal is empty for the Blues, punished by Aghapour.
France 0-4 Iran
New tactic for the Blues
As in handball, we use the empty goal technique, adding a field player in place of the goalkeeper to have numerical superiority. Mouhoudine plays the role of the flying goalie.
Menendez’s turn to shine
Cross shot from the left for the Frenchman, who stumbles on Mohammadi.
Ramirez’s strike!
In a good position to strike, the captain of the Blues comes up against the Iranian goalkeeper.
It’s a little better in the Blues’ game
But they inevitably leave space for the Iranians, who take advantage of it. The intensity is obviously much better than in the first half. Note the entry of Francis Lokoka in the French goal in place of Thibaut Garros.
And 3 for Iran
The goals keep rolling in for the Iranians! Garros doesn’t hit his near post and is surprised by a low shot from Rafieipour.
France 0-3 Iran
Garros struggles, but Iran breaks away!
The French goalkeeper, number two in the hierarchy, made multiple saves but had to bow to a sharp strike from Oladghobad.
France 0-2 Iran
The Unbridled Match
Another Iranian strike for Aghapour, but this time Garros intervenes.
Iran goal!
Finally this match is getting clearer! Aghapour is having fun in the French defense and scores against Garros, who is completely listless on the shot.
France 0-1 Iran
Bad news
We start again at a pace as relaxed as in the first half. Even if the Iranians show aggression and commit mistakes.
There is always some technical waste, like a completely missed pass from Ramirez, the French captain.
Foul on Saadaoui
Iran’s first mistake in this match.
Here we go again!
We hope for a little more spectacle in this second act.
It’s break time
0-0 between France and Iran in a match that was very poor in intensity and opportunity. We feel that both teams want to take it easy and not take any risks. For the moment, the Blues are second in their group and would challenge Thailand in the 8th final on Friday.
Avoidable mistakes on the French side
Another back pass is penalised for the Blues. Indirect free kick for Iran, taken… directly by Aghapour, who completely misses the target.
Ramirez’s strike!
New free kick for the Blues. Raminez is found and tries the one-touch shot, it ends up well over.
France 0-0 Iran
Stupid free kick conceded by the Blues
A pass back is disallowed towards Garros and a free kick for Iran. Davoudi is found on the right side but his shot is deflected for a corner by the French goalkeeper.
Timeout for the French team
Raphael Raynaud gives his instructions to encourage his team and motivate them, while the score is still 0-0.
Momeni’s attempt
The Iranian goalkeeper attempts a shot from midfield, but it is perfectly caught by Thibaut Garros.
Free kick for the Blues
Lutin plays back towards Ramirez but the Blues do not take advantage of the opportunity.
Iranian goalkeeper in the French camp
The five Iranian players, including Saeid Momeni, are in the French camp and are trying to shake up the well-established French block. Oladghobad strikes from distance for Iran, but it is well over.
A start to the match at a very slow pace
We feel that both teams do not want to throw themselves too much, nor take risks. Still 0-0.
Iran gets its foot on the ball
The two teams size each other up in the first few minutes. Remember that the clock stops at each timeout.
The first strike for Saadaoui
The left-footed attempt flies over.
France-Iran, let’s go!
The kick-off is given for the first 20-minute period. The ball is at the feet of the French.
Players’ entrance
As tradition dictates, players enter one by one.
Iran is used to high-level matches
This is the 9th participation of the Iranians in a World Cup since 1992. The best result remains a 3rd place in 2016.
The composition of the French team
Thibaut Garros (l) – Ayoub Saadaoui, Souheil Mouhoudine, Arthur Tchapchet, Nelson Lutin
Replacements: Francis Lokoka (l), Sid Belhaj, Kevin Ramirez, Mamadou Toure, Mamadou Siragassy Toure, Nicolas Menendez, Steve Bendali
It should be remembered that the Blues are participating in the World Cup for the first time.
France is assured of establishing its best result with at least an 8th final.
France assured of finishing first if…
France and Iran are battling it out for first place in Group F and will find out who their opponent will be in the round of 16 (Morocco, Portugal or Thailand) at the end of the match.
- France will finish first in the group if they beat Iran. They would then face Morocco or Portugal in the round of 16 on Thursday, September 26.
- France will finish 2nd in the event of a draw or defeat. They would then face Thailand on Friday, September 27.
Hello everyone
Match day for the French futsal team! After two victories against Guatemala (5-3) and Venezuela (7-3), the Blues are taking on Iran for their last group match of the World Cup. Already qualified for the last 16 of the competition, Raphaël Raynaud’s players will be able to gauge themselves against Iran, one of the references in the discipline (4th in the world). Kick-off will be at 5 p.m. in Bukhara (Uzbekistan).
