Iran's beach soccer team in Dubai

PTV - Iran's beach soccer team has arrived in Dubai for the third round of the Asia Qualifiers for this year's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The tournament kicks off on Tuesday. Six sides split into two groups will clash over five days at the Al Mamzar Beach.

Iran along with China and Bahrain are in group 'B'. Group 'A' consists of hosts UAE, India and last year's finalists Japan.

The top two nations from each preliminary-round group will move on to the semi-finals on August 17. The match for third place and championship game are scheduled for the next day.

The two finalists and the winner of the third-place playoff qualify for this year's world cup, which will be played at the world-famous Copacabana Beach in the Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro in November 2007.