Iran at the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship

Iran hosted the 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship. The 2008 WAFF Championship was the 5th West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. After progressing passed the group stage at the top of the table, Iran went on to beat Syria and Jordan to win the WAFF Championship. The Asian Football Confederation President Mohammed Bin Hammam presented the cup to Ali Daei's men.cite web |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=175550 |title= Iran wins WAFF championship |accessdate=2008-08-18 |work=Tehran Times Newspaper |publisher=Tehran Times |date=August 18, 2008 ]

quad

-----! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" align="left" | Goalkeepers
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-----! colspan="9" bgcolor="#BBF0C9" align="left" | Defenders
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-----! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | Midfielders
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-----! colspan="9" bgcolor="#FFACB3" align="left" | Forwards
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Matches

Group stage

footballbox
date = August 7, 2008
time = 9:00
team1 = fb-rt|IRN
score = 3 – 0
report =
team2 = fb|Palestine
goals1 = Kianoush Rahmati goal|29 (P) Gholamreza Rezaei goal|40 Jalal Rafkhaei goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Takhti Stadium
attendance = 5,000
referee = Ahmad Delo (Syria)----footballbox
date = August 11, 2008
time =
team1 = fb-rt|Qatar
score = 1 – 6
team2 = fb|Iran
goals1 = Meshal Abdullah goal|52
goals2 = Milad Meydavoudi goal|10,90 Ahmad Alenemeh goal|33 Hadi Aghili goal|49 (P) Ehsan Hajsafi goal|61 Jalal Rafkhaei goal|80
stadium = Takhti Stadium
attendance = 5,000
referee = Yousef Shahin (Jordan)

emi Final and Final

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date = August 13, 2008
time =
team1 = fb|Iran
score = 2 - 0
report =
team2 = fb|Syria
goals1 = Kianoush Rahmati goal|6|pen Gholamreza Rezaei goal|52
goals2 =
stadium = Takhti Stadium
attendance = 4,000
referee = Mohammad Abdollah (Qatar)-----footballbox
date = August 15, 2008
time =
team1 = fb|Iran
score = 2 - 1
report =
team2 = fb|Jordan
goals1 = Hadi Aghili goal|21 (P) Kianoush Rahmati goal|85
goals2 = Amer Deeb goal|82
Moneer sent off|0|79
stadium = Azadi Stadium
attendance = 10,000
referee = Mohammad Zarooni (UAE)