Iran will vie with Brazil, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and Ukraine for the Best Women’s National Team in the World prize.
Playing for Iranian club Nasr Fardis Karaj, Tavassoli is nominated in the Best Women’s Goalkeeper in the World category – alongside Italian Ana Carolina, Portuguese duo Ana Catarina and Maria Rocha, Ukrainian Viktoriia Kyslova, Silvia Aguete Outón of Spain, Hungary’s Lilla Torma, as well as Brazilian trio Bianca Castagnaro, Desirée da Silva, and Joziane de Oliveira.
The winners of the 23rd edition of the awards are expected to be announced in the early days of January.