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In 1926 capital XI (selected players from capital Club, Toofan F.C. and Armenian Sports Club) traveled across the border to Baku, USSR, this was the first away football match for a persian team. This capital Select team is the predecessor of national football team.The first match that Team Melli played was on 23 August 1941, away at Kabul in a 1–0 win against British India while homeland’s first FIFA international match was on 25 August 1941, away at Afghanistan.
