Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 3 (Reporter Zhao Jiantong) It is strong and has a tough style. It is almost impossible for the Iranian team to find an opponent in Asia, but on the stage of the World Cup, the "Persian Iron Cavalry" who has participated in the competition five times has never entered the knockout round. Can the Iranian team, which has made a comeback this year, break the shackles of history and strive to qualify in the group?
On September 7, 2021, Iranian player Taremi celebrated his goal in the World Cup qualifiers. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Niku)
Four years ago in Russia, only Japanese team in Asia successfully broke through from World Cup group stage , but then they were eliminated by the Belgian team in quarterfinals . Four years later, as the "Asian top player" with the best "signing" and highest ranking in the world among the six teams in the Asian region, can I support the Asian appearance and go further in the knockout round?
Iran is invincible in Asia, but its progress to the World Cup has not been smooth. Compared with the top 12 matches, the earlier round of 40 matches created greater difficulties for them, losing to Bahrain and Iraqi team , which many Iranian fans did not expect. However, the Iranian team stopped the decline in the subsequent games and returned to the "cut melons and vegetables" mode. In the top 12 matches, Iran achieved a record of 1 draw and 1 loss against South Korea, while maintaining a complete victory in the rest of the game, and finally successfully advanced to the World Cup finals as the first in the group.
On September 7, 2021, Iranian player Jahanbahsh (left) competed with Iraqi player Melam in the World Cup qualifiers. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Niku)
is dissatisfied with football fanatic Iranian for such a path to advancement. After 1 draw and 1 loss to South Korea, Iran was defeated by Algeria in a friendly match in June this year, which made the then coach Skocic, who led Iran to get the ticket to the Qatar World Cup, lose his job. In September this year, the Iranian Football Association chose to hold hands with Portuguese Carlos Queros again.
On January 28, 2019, Iranian team head coach Queros commanded the sidelines of the match against the Japanese team in Asian Cup . Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
Queiroz coached Iranian national team in April 2011. In the next eight years, he led the team to successfully advance to the 2014 and 2018 World Cup finals. In Russia, Iran defeated Morocco and lost to Spain with one goal, tied Portugal, and was finally eliminated in the group stage by one point.
After Queros' contract with the Iran Football Association expired in 2019, he chose to leave. After going around, Queiros has once again taken the coaching position of the Iranian team. On the one hand, it is only more than two months to prepare for Queiros who is nearly 70 years old. The Iranians are not unaware of it. But on the other hand, Queiros has been the coach who has been coaching the Iranian national team for the longest time. Now he is familiar with most of the players in the team and has even been cultivated and promoted by one. This time, the old coach returns to the position and has been quite effective in stabilizing the morale of the army.
The biggest card in this Iranian team is Porto forward Taremi. This frontcourt core attacker is strong and has a strong impact. He is in a hot state this season and has recently broken through the goal in the warm-up match with Uruguay. In addition, forward Jahanbahsh, who currently plays for Feyenoord, Brentford midfielder Gudos , Greece Athens AEK defender Hayssafi, and goalkeeper Belanwande , who is 1.94 meters tall and good at throwing balls with powerful hands, are all important players in this Iranian team. Unfortunately, the "Iranian Messi " Azmon , which is well known to Chinese fans, was injured in early October this year and is expected to be absent from 6 to 8 weeks. As an important member of the Iranian team's frontcourt, if Azmon cannot rush to Qatar, the Iranian team's attack power will be greatly damaged.
On January 28, 2019, Iranian player Azmon (center) conceded the goal in the Asian Cup against Japan. Photo by Cao Can, Xinhua News Agency,
The Iranian team mainly uses defensive counterattack tactics in the World Championship. Most of the defensive players come from their own leagues. They cooperate with tacit understanding and spiritual attributes, and are based on intensive defense. At the same time, the frontcourt players are waiting for an opportunity to attack the opponent's penalty area.However, Iranian players will lose their physical advantages in Asia in front of European and American teams, their impact attributes will decline, and their rough technology will be amplified. In addition, once Taremi, who has been familiar with or even carefully studied by almost all opponents, it may be difficult for the Iranian team to use too many punches and kicks in the offense.
At this World Cup, Iran team was in Group B with England, the United States and Wales. Judging from the schedule, although it is difficult for Iran to win the first game against England, it should cause a lot of trouble for the opponent. The second game is a key situation for Wales. Faced with an opponent who has returned to the World Cup after more than 60 years but has a sluggish state in the past six months, the Iranian team must strive for victory to gain the initiative to qualify. The subsequent competition between Iran and the United States will become a major highlight of the last round of the group stage.
In addition, Qatar and Iran are across the bay, and the geographical location and climate of the two places are close, so it is relatively convenient for many people in Iran who love football to watch football. The two football associations of Iran and Qatar have friendly relations. The Iranian team often organizes training in Doha . Compared with their opponents in the same group, the Iranian team has "half home court". With this favorable favor, the Iranian team qualifies in the group, which adds some opportunities.
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