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Ansarian also represented Iran national football team from 1998 to 2007. Last week, Mehrdad Minavand, who represented Iran in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, died of COVID-19 in Tehran. Minavand was also a member of Persepolis football club. Tehran Times extends deepest sympathy to Ansarian’s family, loved ones, and friends over his demise.