Next week will be the World Cup, now if we think back to past several years and past World Cup campaigns, Iran signed many Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with many countries either between Football Federations or Sport Ministries or National Olympic Committees.
Now I think what is the point of signing such agreements when nothing happens/happend? Between 2014 and this year, many countries such as Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, Albania, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Cuba all signed with Iran but only Russia played Team Melli in friendly match which was in 2017!
Are MoU just pointless agreements?
The following are some of MoU between Iran and other countries.
Football Federations
2014: Italy
2015: Japan, Norway
2016: Armenia, Belarus, Netherlands, UAE
2017: Albania, Romania, Russia
2018: China, Iraq, Qatar
2019: Croatia
2021: Qatar (new MoU), South Korea
Tajikistan also had a MoU but could not find the year they signed!
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National Olympic Committee or Ministry of Sport (various Sports including Football)
2013: South Korea
2014: Poland
2017: Qatar
2021: Afghanistan, Hungary
2022: Cambodia, Cuba, Indonesia, Oman
China also had a MoU but could not find the year they signed!
Now I think what is the point of signing such agreements when nothing happens/happend? Between 2014 and this year, many countries such as Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, Albania, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Cuba all signed with Iran but only Russia played Team Melli in friendly match which was in 2017!
Are MoU just pointless agreements?
The following are some of MoU between Iran and other countries.
Football Federations
2014: Italy
2015: Japan, Norway
2016: Armenia, Belarus, Netherlands, UAE
2017: Albania, Romania, Russia
2018: China, Iraq, Qatar
2019: Croatia
2021: Qatar (new MoU), South Korea
Tajikistan also had a MoU but could not find the year they signed!
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National Olympic Committee or Ministry of Sport (various Sports including Football)
2013: South Korea
2014: Poland
2017: Qatar
2021: Afghanistan, Hungary
2022: Cambodia, Cuba, Indonesia, Oman
China also had a MoU but could not find the year they signed!