Tehran, IRNA – The Japanese embassy in Tehran has sent a congratulatory message to the Iranian national football team on its victory in the elimination stage of the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

The embassy issued the statement on official social account following Iran’s 2-1 victory over Japan in the quarter-finals on Saturday. 

The Japanese diplomatic mission in Tehran congratulated the Iranian team on Instagram by putting a picture of Alireza Jahanbakhsh the star and scorer of Iran's winning goal in this game with a caption: Congratulations to all the people of Iran. Hoping for the success of the Iranian national team in this competition.

With the thrilling victory over Japan and advancing to the semi-finals, the Iranian national team will now wait for the winner of the encounter between Qatar and Uzbekistan to know its competitor in the next stage.

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