{"id":44884,"date":"2022-01-30T19:35:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=44884"},"modified":"2022-01-30T19:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T03:35:13","slug":"2022-wcq-iran-vs-uae-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/01\/30\/2022-wcq-iran-vs-uae-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WCQ: Iran vs UAE [Preview]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sportskeeda – TEHRAN, Iran and the\u00a0UAE\u00a0will trade tackles in a\u00a02022 FIFA World Cup qualifier\u00a0at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 victory over neighboring Iraq on home turf. Mehdi Taremi scored the winning goal in the 48th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win helped Team Mell secure qualification to Qatar, as it guaranteed them a top-two finish in Group B. They currently hold a two-point advantage at the summit, with South Korea also on the verge of securing qualification in second spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UAE are directly below them in third spot and hold a four-point advantage over fourth-placed Lebanon in the race to secure the playoff spot in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They secured a 2-0 home win over Syria on Thursday, with Caio Cacedo and Yahya Alghassani scoring in either half to inspire the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head-to-Head<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The two sides have clashed on 15 occasions in the past and\u00a0Iran\u00a0is yet to lose a game against the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday’s hosts have 11 wins to their name, while four previous matches have ended in a share of the spoils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their most recent meeting came in October when Taremi’s second-half goal helped Iran secure a 1-0 victory away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran form guide<\/strong>: W-W-W-D-W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAE form guide<\/strong>: W-L-L-W-W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand had to pull out of Iran’s squad after testing positive for COVID-19, whilst midfielder Milad Sarlak is out with a foot injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Injuries<\/strong>: Milad Sarlak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspension<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID-19<\/strong>: Alireza Beiranvand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captain Ali Khasif and defender Walid Abbas headline the UAE’s 27-man squad to dispute January’s qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Injuries<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspension<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predicted XI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Iran Predicted XI (4-3-3)<\/strong>: Amir Abedzadeh (GK); Sadegh Moharrami, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Omid Noorafkan; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Vahid Amiri; Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Taremi, Kaveh Rezaei<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAE Predicted XI (4-3-3)<\/strong>: Ali Khasif (GK); Walid Abbas, Shahin Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al-Attas, Mahmoud Khamees; Ali Salmeen, Bandar Al-Ahbabi, Abdullah Ramadan; Caio Canedo, Ali Saleh, Sebastian Tagliabue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite having already secured qualification to Qatar 2022, Iran will want to keep the momentum going by getting another victory in front of their own fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosts are favorites to emerge triumphantly and we are backing them to secure all three points comfortably, in addition to a clean sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prediction<\/strong>: Iran 2-0 UAE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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