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Iran- Manager: Carlos Queiroz (since September 2022)
- Captain: Ehsan Hajsafi
- Third round AFC qualifying record: P10, W8, D1, L1, GF15, GA4
- 2018 World Cup: Group stages (3rd place)
- Average age of squad: 28.6 (in qualifying)
- Most caps in squad: Ehsan Hajsafi (114)
- Top scorer in squad: Sardar Azmoun (40)*
* Azmoun is an injury doubt for their World Cup squad
How they play (tactics and formations)
Queiroz is leading Iran to a third consecutive World Cup finals, but this time around the build-up is a little bit different.
The 69-year-old replaced Dragan Skocic in September and has only had two games, both friendlies, to prepare. His last spell in charge of Team Melli was for eight years between 2011 and 2019.
Under Queiroz, Iran’s success has been underpinned by a strong defensive structure — they conceded more than once in just 12 of his 97 games in the previous era and let in just one (an own goal) in those two September friendlies. At World Cup 2018 they conceded just twice in their three games despite being in a group with Spain and Portugal.
In those matches, they shaped up in a 4-1-4-1 without the ball and defended the midfield third of the pitch more than they pressed high.
Iran do not control games with possession and in qualifying, albeit under a different head coach to Queiroz, had the fewest open-play passing sequences of 10-plus passes (84) of the five AFC nations to qualify for Qatar rather than get in automatically as hosts (the other four are Australia, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia).
In both September friendlies, against Uruguay and Senegal, they consistently made good decisions about when to launch a counter-attack and when to retain possession when they won the ball.
Creating chances in attacking transition was a cornerstone of their success in qualifying, with Iran the best Asian side for direct attacks — defined as possessions that start in a team’s defensive half and result in a shot or touch taken inside the opposition penalty area within 15 seconds. They had 21 of these, eight more than second-best Australia, and five of them ended with them scoring, such as Medhi Taremi’s goal against Iraq (2:07 on video below).🎥 HIGHLIGHTS | 🇮🇶 Iraq 0-3 Iran 🇮🇷
A dominant performance by Iran as they pick up 3 goals and 3 points in Doha! #AsianQualifiers #IRQvIRN pic.twitter.com/FC9zJ8z0Y8
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) September 8, 2021
Iran (20) are the highest-ranked Asian side at Qatar and were the continent’s best team in the third and final round of qualifying for points (25), goals scored (15) and goal difference (plus-11).
Despite their counter-attacking quality in the qualifiers, Iran are very capable as an elaborate attacking side. Their goals in the 1-1 draw with Senegal and 1-0 win over Uruguay, two fellow World Cup sides, both started from the goalkeeper and were created by build-up through the thirds.
Let’s start with the Senegal goal.
Both full-backs are advanced and there are three to aim for in the penalty area but right-back Sadegh Moharrami overhits his cross, and it finds opposite-side full-back Ehsan Hajsafi…
… who plays a quick one-two with Alireza Jahanbakhsh to create an angle to cross from high in the half-space…
… and find Sardar Azmoun in the six-yard box to level the scores with the reigning African champions.
Mehdi Taremi got the only goal against Uruguay four days earlier and again it was created through a flowing attacking move and a cross from the left.
He combines with Karim Ansarifard to get past the midfield and then plays wide to Saman Ghoddos…
… which gives the time and creates the space for Ansarifard to burst between full-back and centre-half.
This diagonal run is found by a well-timed Ghoddos pass and the No 10 fires in a low cross for Taremi to convert.
You can watch the final part of the move in all its glory below.Mehdi Taremi’s goal in the 79th minute provided the W for Iran over Uruguay 🇮🇷😤
(via @FOXDeportes)
pic.twitter.com/SWQuOyQdvx
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) September 23, 2022
Their key player(s)
It’s Azmoun and Taremi in attack, but Queiroz’s defensive shape does not have space to start both. that decision might be taken out of his hands anyway if Azmoun is ruled out of the tournament because of the calf injury he suffered last month.
In the September fixtures, Quieroz substituted Azmoun with Taremi on 68 minutes against Uruguay, while the opposite switch was made nine minutes earlier against Senegal.
Iran's key forwardsTaremi, who plays his club football for Porto, is the most versatile of the two and can operate off the left whereas Bayer Leverkusen’s Azmoun profiles more as a traditional No 9, with heading (as shown with his goal against Senegal) his best attribute. If they were to line up together, expect to see Taremi wide left and Azmoun leading the line.
Caps60 65 Minutes (as full 90s)4,079 (45.3) 4,507 (50.1) Goals27 41 Assists13 7 Minutes per goal/assist102 93.8
GO DEEPER
All Iran can do is keep playing, use their voice and hope tomorrow is better
What’s their weakness?
The lack of a plan B.
While the defence-first approach regularly provides Iran with a strong base, when it does not work there are issues in pulling games out of the fire.
Iran have never come from behind to win a game under Queiroz. In his 99 games across two spells, they have been victorious in just 13 of the 42 where they have conceded — the same number as they have lost.
One thing to watch?
Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. He saved a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo at the previous World Cup four years ago and boasts an impressive record against spot kicks — not conceding from 10 of the 32 faced in his career — but we want to talk about his distribution capabilities, which are quite literally incomparable.
Beiranvand, who plays domestically for Tehran club Persepolis, set the world record for the longest distance throwing a football during a match — over 61 metres (200ft/66 yards) during a 1-0 win over South Korea in 2016.
There were glimpses of this at the World Cup in Russia, too.
The technique looks pretty identical to a javelin throw, launching the ball out from the side of the body, whereas most goalkeepers would normally have an overarm action, like the motion of (fast) bowling a cricket ball.
Beiranvand always uses a run-up to maximise speed and power, and he can regularly throw the ball well past the halfway line.
Monday, November 21: England vs Iran, Khalifa International Stadium. (1pm GMT/8am ET)
Monday, November 21: USMNT vs Wales, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (7pm GMT/2pm ET)
Friday, November 25: Wales vs Iran, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (10am GMT/5am ET)
Friday, November 25: England vs USMNT, Al Bayt Stadium (7pm GMT/2pm ET)
Tuesday, November 29: Wales vs England, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (7pm GMT/2pm ET)
Tuesday, November 29: Iran vs USMNT, Al Thumama Stadium (7pm GMT/2pm ET)
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میثاقنامه اعضای تیم ملی فوتبال برای جام جهانی قطر توسط وحید امیری قرائت شد
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«ما بازیکنان و کلیه اعضای تیم ملی جمهوری اسلامی عهد میبندیم که به مانند تمام اقشار مردم از کارگران شریف و کارمندان عزیز تا معلمان گرانقدر، پزشکان جانفدا و مهندسان آیندهساز، هنرمندان فرهیخته تا ورزشکاران قهرمان و پهلوانمنش در راه موفقیت نام ایران و اهتزاز پرچم کشورمان تا پای جان تلاش کنیم.
مادامی که نتیجه تلاش و پایداری ما خاطرهای خوش را برای یکایک هموطنانمان رقم میزند، آن لحظه بهترین لحظه زندگی ماست. اعتقاد راسخ داریم و برعهد خود برای خوشحالی تمام ایرانیان پایبندیم و به حرمت تمامی افتخارآفرینان ایران عزیزمان از خداوند متعال میخواهیم ما را برای رسیدن به این هدف بزرگ یاری نماید.»
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تاج اظهار داشت:پنج شنبه با یک تیم از وزارت کشور و مسئولان قطر به این کشور خواهیم رفت. همه ما به آنجا میرویم تا یک شرایطی را مهیا کنیم که تیم ملی در شرایط خوبی جام جهانی را سپری کند. حتی سعی داریم که هتل تیم ملی را تعویض کنیم. الان در حال تلاش هستیم که شرایطی را فراهم کنید که ورودیهایمان کاملا جدا شود، شرایطمان مجزا شود. من قول میدهم که این اتفاق رخ بدهد زیرا من خودم با آقای شیخ احمد، رئیس فدراسیون قطر صحبت کردم و مطمئنم این شرایط فراهم شود.
وی در انتها خاطر نشان کرد: برای تیم ملی همیشه حاشیه به وجود میآورند.دوره قبل هم ما این شرایط را داشتیم ولی امیدوارم این اتفاقات حل بشود و مسئله خاصی ایجاد نشود.
Taj even mentioned the possibility for changing the TM hotel.
There are several issues with this hotel for TM, including the fact that it includes a retail center entrance and is not just for TM.
Nearly all of the other Hotel rooms and suites have been reserved by numerous media outlets, people, and political newscasters, most of whom are hostile to ( according to a report) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
TM manager Khorshidi made a reservation for this hotel during the reign of Aziz Khadem.
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Sounds like Khorshidi and the gang of incompetent baboons that were in IFF. More concerned with being close to shopping than peace of mind for the players.Originally posted by St_Mark View PostComment
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He boasted about his decision to stay at the hotel because it was adjacent to a mall when he signed the contract with it.Originally posted by Nokhodi View PostComment
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Didn't skocic taked zillion trips for the hotel..Originally posted by Nokhodi View Post
I Bet there is
Cholo kababi right next to iran hotel, which sealed the deal for skocic and his staff....
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Vasseh SALAMATI. SHAH CARLOS Q.
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mard Mihan abadi befrestid.Comment
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The Ceremony
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latest from the camp, football360 special, interviews with cheshmi and fallahComment
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Skocic created that by himself by losing the team, sorryOriginally posted by Roozbeh-G2006 View Post
Of Course it would be calm. It would be weird, would it not,
if you and Kateb and a few others who were creating
the panicking and worrying stress in the first place
to get Taj and CQ appointed continued it??
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80% tm fans which cared andOriginally posted by Roozbeh-G2006 View Post
Of Course it would be calm. It would be weird, would it not,
if you and Kateb and a few others who were creating
the panicking and worrying stress in the first place
to get Taj and CQ appointed continued it??
wanted skocic out and cq in. The great PFDC CO DE TA OF 2022 AGAINST SKOCIC will go down as one of greatest soccer Co de ta of all time.
tm beat the 2 times world champs Uruguay and
tie mighty Senegal African champs SINCE.
SKOCIC FOR OMID JOB CAMPAIGN WILL START AFTER THE WORLD CUP..
noon o panir o fandog
ARMANI BADEMJON KARDAN TO SANDOGH.
If anyone know anything about tomatoes they get
Deliver in sandogh
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He lacked managerial skills whichOriginally posted by Hosseini View Post
his star players exposed his weakness openly.
hopefully he take the Omid job and take us to olympic.
lympic.we will see skocic in iran soccer again
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Lol touché😅Originally posted by Roozbeh-G2006 View Post
Of Course it would be calm. It would be weird, would it not,
if you and Kateb and a few others who were creating
the panicking and worrying stress in the first place
to get Taj and CQ appointed continued it??.....
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Supporting Team Melli
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