Doha: The leader of the Iranian National Team Fans Association Setareh Raisi was delighted that her national team beat Japan 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 on Saturday, saying fans turned out in their numbers to support Iran in the crucial match at the Education City Stadium. She said the association will continue to be behind Iran throughout the tournament and beyond.
Earlier, Setareh called on the fans to support the Iranian national team in the decisive match against its Japanese counterpart in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup 2023 held in Qatar.
Last year, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy chose Setareh as the Iranian national team’s fan leader for the 2022 World Cup within the network of Qatar World Cup fan leaders, which included more than 400 members who are well-known football fans and admirers in their countries and who are influential on the level of the sporting aspect on social networking sites, representing 60 countries. From around the world, for the second time, fitness and health coach Setareh Raisi has been chosen as the captain of the Iranian national team’s fans for this year’s Asian Cup.
Setareh expressed her happiness with the success of the events and organization of the tournament, saying: “It was not surprising that Qatar was creative in organizing the Asian Cup Qatar 2023, which dazzled the world in the 2022 World Cup at all organizational levels and with the exceptional ideas that astonished the world.”
She praised the distinguished performance of her country's national team, noting that the Iranian national team is one of the strongest teams in the current continental edition, pointing out that the performance presented by the Iranian national team in the tournament in general and the last Syria match, in particular, reflects the great capabilities that the Iranian national team possesses and its ambition to compete for the fourth title.
Regarding the public support for the Iranian national team, Setareh said, “Perhaps all Iranians are living in a wonderful period of optimism and ambition that Iran will win the Asian Cup. Yes, and why not? Everything is possible and this is not impossible. I would also like to praise the strong public attendance for the previous match and I hope that our team will achieve a positive result. It put a smile on the faces of the Iranian fans, who I expect will attend in larger numbers than the last match."
