
TEHRAN Iran lost to Kuwait 11-0 (20, 5-0, 4-0) in the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV on Saturday and finished in fifth place with just three points in the six-team tournament.Team Melli had actually formerly lost to Indonesia 2-1, Uzbekistan 20-0, and Armenia 8-0 and simply defeated Malaysia 5-1.
The tournament happened in Yerevan, Armenia, from April 13 to 19, 2025.
In its first time ever contending at an IIHF occasion, Uzbekistan won the Championship Division IV in Yerevan, Armenia.Uzbekistan took 13 of 15 possible points with four policy wins and one shootout defeat, outscoring its challengers 79-10.
As an outcome of the win, Uzbekistan will be promoted to Division III Group B in 2026.
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times