Iran beach soccer thrash Japan to become Asian champion

Iranian national men's beach soccer team became the champion of Asia after trouncing Japan in the final on Sunday.

Iran beach soccer thrash Japan to become Asian champion

MEHR: Iranian national men's beach soccer team became the champion of Asia after trouncing Japan in the final on Sunday.

The Iranian national team beat defending champion Japan 6-0 in the final of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2023 on Sunday.

The best goalkeeper award went to Mehdi Mirjalili from Iran, the top scorer went to a Japanese player while Iranian team player Muslim Mesigar became the best player in the tournament.

This was the third time that Iran becomes the Asian champion after winning the titles of 2013 and 2017 tournaments.