{"id":15208,"date":"2013-06-11T10:20:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T17:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=15208"},"modified":"2013-06-11T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T19:16:19","slug":"choi-kang-hee-wants-revenge-for-irans-bad-manners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2013\/06\/11\/choi-kang-hee-wants-revenge-for-irans-bad-manners\/","title":{"rendered":"Choi Kang-hee wants revenge for Iran’s ‘bad manners’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters – SEOUL, South Korea coach Choi Kang-hee said he wanted to crush Iran’s hopes of automatic World Cup qualification next week after being ‘badly treated’ in Tehran last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choi’s side beat Uzbekistan 1-0 in Seoul on Tuesday, leaving them in a position to qualify for Brazil even if they lose to Iran at home in Ulsan next Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The quirky coach, who had previously said he would step down once the team had qualified, said he wanted revenge after a 1-0 defeat in Tehran in October.<\/p>\n

“I remember being badly treated in Iran,” Choi told reporters in Seoul.<\/p>\n

“The manners they showed were not good…they were not hospitable. Aside from who makes it to the World Cup, I would like to beat Iran no matter what.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, I dislike Iran more (than Uzbekistan). I hope Uzbekistan make it to the World Cup.”<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s victory moved Korea on to 14 points from seven matches in Group A of Asian qualifying, three clear of the Uzbeks with Iran on 10 from six games. Only the top two are guaranteed a place at Brazil 2014.<\/p>\n

Iran host Lebanon later on Tuesday before flying to Korea for their final fixture.<\/p>\n

The two third-place finishers in the Asian qualifying groups will face off over two legs with the winners advancing to take on a South American side in two matches for a berth in Brazil.<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan have never qualified for a World Cup but remained confident, despite the defeat, that three points in their final fixture at home to Qatar would be enough to change that.<\/p>\n

“I think we lost nothing today; we still have a chance,” Uzbek coach Mirjalol Kasimov told reporters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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