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Iran's defender to miss Asian Cup

Xinhua, January 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran's defender Hashem Beikzadeh will miss the 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to a hand injury, Tehran Times daily reported on Thursday.

Beikzadeh suffered a hand injury in Iran's training camp in Australia on Tuesday. He was transferred to the hospital and underwent a scan to determine the extent of his injury.

According to the doctors, the 30-year-old left back is not available for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Iran has been drawn in Group C along with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

The AFC Asian Cup will begin on January 9 in Australia. Endi