{"id":25987,"date":"2016-08-31T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T20:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=25987"},"modified":"2016-08-31T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T20:49:25","slug":"we-respect-qatars-football-team-carlos-queiroz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2016\/08\/31\/we-respect-qatars-football-team-carlos-queiroz\/","title":{"rendered":"“We respect Qatar’s Football Team”: Carlos Queiroz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Iranian national football team’s head coach Carlos Queiroz says that they respect Qatari football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran will host Qatar in Group A in Tehran\u2019s Azadi Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know Qatar has prepared well for the competition. They take advantage of several good plyers and technical staff. We respect them. Qatar has also won the right to host World Cup 2022 as an Asian team and we have to praise them,\u201d Queiroz said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy men are committed to their country as they\u2019ve proved in the past. I hope we can provide awesome moments for all our fans and to make them happy at the end of the match,\u201d the Portuguese coach added.<\/p>\n

\u201cQatar match is part of our journey and we have a long way ahead of us. South Korea, Uzbekistan, China, and Syria are rivals in the competition as well,\u201d Queiroz said.<\/p>\n

Qatar football captain Hassan Al Haidos says that it is always very tough against Iran and even more so away from home, in front of their fans.<\/p>\n

Speaking to FIFA.com, Al Haidos acknowledged the difficulty of their opening Group A fixture against Iran in the FIFA World Cup qualification at the imposing Azadi Stadium \u2013 but spoke confidently of Qatar\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always important to begin well,\u201d the Al Sadd man said<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we could have had a more difficult home game. It\u2019s always very tough against Iran and even more so away from home, in front of their fans, but I think we\u2019re ready to face the challenge this time,\u201d Al Haidos added.<\/p>\n

But Al Haidos\u2019 optimism goes beyond the Iran match. The 26-year-old believes Qatar has the quality to secure a long-awaited first ever FIFA World Cup berth, even before it qualifies automatically as host in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time I\u2019m very optimistic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re more determined than ever to realize the dream we\u2019ve been pursuing for a very long time,\u201d Hassan Al Haidos added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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