Iran's Omid football team failed to qualify for the next stage of the Nagoya Asian Games in Japan after losing to the North Korean team and being eliminated.

Iran's Omid football team failed to qualify for the next stage of the Nagoya Asian Games in Japan after losing to the North Korean team and being eliminated.

In its last match in the group stage, held on Wednesday, October 1, the Iranian national team lost to North Korea with a score of 4:1.

🔸 This team previously beat the Emirates, but drew against China. From this group, the Chinese and North Korean teams advanced to the next stage.

After the elimination of the Omid team, the Iranian Football Federation apologized to the football fans and wrote that "the team's performance in the game against North Korea cannot be justified in any way."

🔸 This is the umpteenth failure of Iran's Omid football team in the Asian Games. Iran's Omid football team has also avoided qualifying for the Olympic Games for many years.