Iran's special gift donated to president of FIFA head

Tehran, IRNA – On the sidelines of the Qatar 2022 World Cup matches, Iran's minister of sports and youth presented the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, with an Iranian carpet decorated with the image of the president of the World Football Federation. Mehdi Taj, the president of Iranian Football Federation, was also present in the meeting between Hamid Sajjadi and Infantino. The Iranian national football team lost its first match against heavyweight England 6-2 in the 2022 World Cup on Monday. Iran’s goalkeeper Aliraza Beiranvand – known as Beyro – was badly injured in the very first minutes of the game and the Iranian manager Carlos Queiroz was forced to substitute him with Hossein Hosseini. The substitution of Beyro came as a blow to the Iranian team at the beginning of the tournament. Iran is scheduled to play its second game of the tournament against Wales on November 25. The United States is another team that has been pitted against Iran in Group B of the competition. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish