Iran defeated Yemen in penalty shootouts in a match on Sunday at the Thammasat Stadium in Thailand and the two teams drew 0-0 after 90 minutes.
The Iranian side outscored Yemen 4-2 in the penalties.
That gave Iran a ticket into the semifinal stage of the Asian tournament while the team also qualified for the U-17 World Cup games which ire planned to be held in Indonesia in November-December.
Hossein Abdi’s boys had defeated Afghanistan and South Korea and were drawn with Qatar in Group B of the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup.
Iran’s national squad will play the winners of Japan and Australia on Thursday in the semifinals of the tournament.
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