Iran to play Iraq in March friendly behind closed doors
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Loading...Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran national football team have been schedule to play a friendly game with Iraq during the third week of March at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium behind the closed doors.
Iraq Football Federation had previously requested a friendly against Iran but Team Melli’s Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz rejected the offer. Now with less than a month to the game against Qatar, Queiroz has accepted the offer but the match will be played behind the closed doors.
Iran are currently at the top of Group A in the Asia’s 2018 World Cup qualifying with 11 points from five games.
Iraq are in Group B of the Asia’s World Cup qualifying along with Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia, UAE and Thailand. They will meet Australia on March 3 in Tehran before taking on Saudi Arabia in Jeddah.
