Iran prevails in WAFF Cup

The tournament comprised seven teams of the West Asia region, with Oman as the runner ups

Iran prevailed in the West Asian Football Federations Cup, held this last week in Teheran. Seven teams joined the competition, featuring 13 matches.

The Persian side led a brilliant run all along the tournament, winning all their matches. After topping group A, the hosts bent Guga?s Bahrain in semifinals to face Oman in the final. The Omani, in turn, had run past Palestine in the other semifinal.

The decider of this WAFF Cup was terribly balanced, and only a penalty kick shootout had the cup stay at Iranian hands. 

Group distribution and game results:

Group A : Iran – Iraq – Palestine
Group B : Oman – Lebanon – Bahrain – Qatar

Day 1
Oman 5 ? 2 Bahrain
Lebanon 7 ? 3 Qatar 
Iran 8 ? 1 Iraq

Day 2
Oman 5 ? 3 Lebanon
Bahrain 5 ? 3 Qatar 
Iraq 3 ? 8 Palestine

Day 3
Qatar 1 ? 7 Oman 
Lebanon 0 ? 5 Bahrain 
Palestine 2 ? 3 Iran 

Semi-final:
Oman 6 ? 1 Palestine
Iran 6 ? 2 Bahrain

Match for 3rd place:
Palestine 4 ? 3 Bahrain

Final Match:
Oman 3 ? 4 Iran