Iranian officials congratulate qualification for FIFA Word Cup

The speaker of Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) Ali Larijani congratulated the victory in a statement and hoped the Iranian youth will be successful in every international arena.

Many other Iranian high-rank officials, including the First Vice President Ishaq Jahangiri, Foreign Minister Mohammd Javad Zarif, head of the Strategic Center at the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati, and Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri, issued similar statements.

Team Melli ( Iranian nationa team) defeated Uzbekistan national soccer team 2-0 and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

After the exciting soccer match, Iranian people gathered together in main streets and squares of the capital and expressed their happiness.

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