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Iran Plays Bahrain in 2026 Asian Games Quarterfinals in Nagoya
Iran’s men’s basketball team will face Bahrain in the Nagoya 2026 quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winner earns a place in the Nagoya 2026 semifinals.
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Tehran Times
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Iran vs Bahrain QF
Iran’s men’s national basketball team will play Bahrain in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, with a place in the last four at stake.
“Iran’s men’s national basketball team will face Bahrain in the quarterfinals”
The quarterfinal matchups have been confirmed, and Iran will need to overcome Bahrain, which advanced to the knockout stage as runners-up in their group, finishing behind China.
Bahrain’s standout player JaKarr Sampson is expected to be one of the key threats for Iran, with the Tehran Times saying his presence on both ends of the floor, particularly in the paint, could prove decisive.
The Tehran Times also lists the other quarterfinal matchups as Jordan vs. South Korea, China vs. Saudi Arabia, and Chinese Taipei vs. Japan, with Iran taking on Bahrain on Wednesday.
U23 Group B Rules
In Group B football at the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games, a coordination meeting of national team managers was held at Wave Kariya Stadium, where it was announced that VAR would not be used in the group stage matches.
The Sports Group of the Student News Agency report, based on the official website of the Football Federation, said the coordination meeting began at 9:00 AM today and that discussions covered match rules according to FIFA guidelines for the 2026 World Cup.
The meeting also set the one-minute cooling break timing for players to depend on weather conditions during the match, and it was decided that Iran’s under-23 team, wearing its second (red) uniform, would play against a white-clad UAE.
Iran’s goalkeeper will wear a solid blue kit, and the match between Iran’s under-23 and the UAE is scheduled for 8:30 AM tomorrow, Wednesday, in the first round of the group stage.
Abdi accepts 15-player squeeze
Hossein Abdi, head coach of Iran’s under-23 football team, said in a pre-match press conference that the squad for the first game is what it is and that, if there are no injuries, Iran will face the UAE with 15 players and three goalkeepers.
“The calendar of matches is arranged so that the first match is outside FIFA windows”
Abdi framed the situation as a calendar problem outside FIFA windows, saying, “The calendar of matches is arranged so that the first match is outside FIFA windows.”
He also addressed the absence of five players, adding, “We accept these conditions and will do our best to perform well in tomorrow’s match against the strong UAE.”
The vananews report said Abdi had to explain that conditions meant a 15-player non-goalkeeper-complete squad and three goalkeepers for the first match, and it placed the Iran-UAE match at 8:30 AM Wednesday at Wave Kariya Stadium.