Mauritania suffered a narrow defeat in their opening match at the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, losing 5-4 to Iran on Thursday in Victoria, Seychelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a tough debut for the Mourabitounes, marking their first-ever appearance at a Beach Soccer World Cup. Despite a promising start with an early goal from Cheikh Belkheir in the 9th minute, the vice-champions of Africa were unable to hold off a more experienced and disciplined Iranian side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran quickly responded, equalizing and then taking the lead before halftime. Mauritania remained competitive throughout, particularly in the second half, with Belkheir completing a hat-trick and Bilal Ahmedou adding another goal in a spirited comeback attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it wasn\u2019t enough to secure the points, as Iran ultimately edged out the win. Mauritania will look to bounce back in their second group-stage match on Saturday, where they\u2019ll face Portugal \u2014 who defeated Paraguay 11-9 in their opening game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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