Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s National Team defeated Belgium in the 2023 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup on Friday to qualify for the semi-final.

The competitions, hosted by South Africa, are held on February 5-11.

On Friday and as part of matches in the quarter-final, Iran played against Belgium.

The match ended 5-5 in regular time. Iran then defeated Belgium 6-3 on penalties.

The Iranian team is set to compete with winner of the match between Argentina and Austria on Saturday, February 11.

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