Iran plays Mali in Qatar football tourney

MNA - Iran will play against Mali in its second match of the Doha International Friendship Football Tournament on Wednesday.

Iran, which lost to Qatar 3-2 in its opening, will play the African team in Doha’s Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium.

Mali lost to North Korea 1-0 in its opening.

The tournament with $600,000 prize money will be played in a single round and the team finishing with the highest number of points will be the winner of the tournament.

Iran is preparing itself for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers.