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Goalball: Iran in the good path for the finals in the Asia/Pacific Championships
Date: November 15, 2023
Category: Goalball
The men’s national team of Iran is on a good path to reach the finals of the 2023 Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships, which are taking place in the city of Hangzhou.
At the Zhejiang Tangqi Goalball Training Base, the venue hosting the tournament, the Persian squad had its first real challenge against its direct rival, Korea, in the run for the last slot for Paris 2024 available for the Asian teams.
In the ladies tournament, the host national team of China is leading the way for the podium.
Now that the stage group is over for both genders, check out the final standings of this stage and confirm the matches for the quarterfinals, which will take place this Thursday:
Wednesday, 15th
(m) China vs Australia: 12-6
(m) Thailand vs Pakistan: 10-0
(m) Iran vs Korea: 9-6
(m) Mongolia vs Kazakhstan: 4-14
(w) China vs Japan: 6-2
(w) Korea vs Thailand: 6-1
Stage group standings
| GROUP A | M | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| CHINA | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 16 |
| AUSTRALIA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 9 |
| THAILAND | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | -5 |
| PAKISTAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | -20 |
|
GROUP B |
M |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|
IRAN |
3 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
7 |
23 |
|
KOREA |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
12 |
17 |
|
KAZAKHSTAN |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
|
MONGOLIA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
35 |
-30 |
| GROUP C | M | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| CHINA | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 29 |
| JAPAN | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| AUSTRALIA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| KOREA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | -16 |
| THAILAND | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
Thursday, 16th
Quarter-finals (CET, local time +7)
(m) 4 am – China vs Mongolia (#23)
(m) 5.15 am – Korea vs Australia (#24)
(m) 6.30 am – Iran vs Pakistan (#25)
(m) 9 am – Thailand vs Kazakhstan (#26)
(w) 10.15 am – China vs Korea (#27)
(w) 11.30 am – Japan vs Australia (#28)
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