2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship and Iran national football team

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2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship vs. Iran national football team

The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. The Iran national football team (Tīm-e Melli-e Fūtbāl-e Īrān), also known as Team Melli (lit), represents Iran in international football competitions and is governed by the Iran Football Federation.

Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi (علی کریمی (born 8 November 1978) nicknamed "Maradona of Asia", is an Iranian coach and retired footballer. He has played for Fath Tehran, Persepolis, Al-Ahli Dubai, Bayern Munich, Qatar SC, Steel Azin, Schalke 04, Tractor Sazi, and the Iran national team for which he scored 38 goals in 127 appearances. In 2004, he became the fourth Iranian player to win the Asian Footballer of the Year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career. Karimi's professional career began with Fath Tehran, where he made his first-team debut in 1996 aged 18. He then played three seasons with Persepolis, winning the Iranian league twice and the Hazfi Cup once with the club. In July 2001 Karimi signed a two-year contract with UAE Pro League club Al-Ahli Dubai. While an Al-Ahli player, Karimi won two cup titles, and was the top-goalscorer in the 2003–04 season, an impressive feat for a midfielder. After leaving the club in 2005 aged-26, Karimi made a long-awaited move to Europe to play for Bayern Munich. At the club he had relative success, winning both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal in 2005–06 season. Later in his career, he would join up again with former coach Felix Magath and win a second German Cup with Schalke 04. Karimi ended his playing career in Iran with Persepolis and Tractor Sazi, and with the latter won the Hazfi Cup in the final season of his career. In international football, Karimi made his Iran debut on 13 October 1998, at the age of 19. He made 127 career appearances in total, appearing at five major tournaments including 1998 Asian Games, 2000, 2004, and 2007 Asian Cups and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Renowned for his on-the-ball skill, dribbling runs and playmaking ability, he was often referred to as the Asian Maradona and The Magician. He was believed to be one of Asia's greatest players, and is often listed as one of the greatest Iranian players of all time.

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Iraq national football team

The Iraq national football team (المنتخب العراقي لكرة القدم) represents Iraq in international football.

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Javad Nekounam

Javad Nekounam (جواد نکونام; born 7 September 1980) is an Iranian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is the current coach of F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran.

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Mohammad Nosrati

Mohammad Nosrati (محمد نصرتى, born January 10, 1982 in Karaj, Iran) is an Iranian Football player.

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Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same.

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Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh (سهراب بختيارى زاده., born September 11, 1972 in Ahvaz, Iran) is a retired Iranian football defender and current coach.

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WAFF Championship

The WAFF Championship or West Asian Football Federation Championship is a football competition consisting mainly of West Asian countries and territories.

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2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship

The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship - King Hussein Cup took part in Amman Capital of Jordan.

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2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship

The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran.

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