The last test – Al Sharq Newspaper

The eighth of our national football team will play its last friendly against Iran at Khalifa stadium, a friendly international match on the FIFA calendar, before playing in the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1st. Although the confrontation is friendly, we expect our fans to be closely followed despite the fact that the match is closed and not broadcast, but everyone hopes to achieve the goals of support expected in the last friendly match after the announcement of the final list of our team, And it is certain that it will be the basic training that will depend on it in the tournament, and it is also expected that the changes will be limited to the maximum of the technical advantages of the players of this game.
The attention paid to this match is particularly specific, as the coaching staff led by Spanish coach Felix Sanchez gives special priority to all team friendly matches in the fourth and final phase or previous matches. other stages, including the Iranian team made up of strong and experienced teams In addition to this, it is certain that this confrontation will give the basic configuration on which the technical intention to rely in the Asian championship as well as the game will see how the technical wish to apply during his career in this tournament.
And that the Iranian team seeks to make the most of this game and will play with all the elements of the owners, especially the experienced people who shone in the Russian World Cup and provided a high level reflecting the development of Asian football in general and Iran in particular.
There is no doubt that such an experience must be supported, even if we are convinced that the result of friendly matches is not the lesson or the measure to judge the course of the team in official confrontations, especially in a tournament like the Asian Cup, but we need to know how far. What we have achieved compared to other competitors and candidates is to compete strongly for the title or at least to achieve the goals furthest away from this tournament.

"West Continent"

Our national team is similar to Iran's in their respective group: our team plays in Group E with two teams from the west of the continent, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, as well as North Korea in Asia. 'Is. The same team plays in Group D with two teams from the west of the continent, Iraq. And Yemen, as well as the Vietnamese team, friendly confrontation today is important for both sides, especially the fact that Qatar and Iran are joining the Asian Football School of the Where is

The first Iranian is Asian

The Iranian national team does not need more evidence of its strength than the FIFA ranking, where the Iranians rank at the top of the ranking of Asian teams, ranking 29th in the world. It is therefore very important to face them a few days before the Asian Cup. Our team is ranked 93rd in the world and despite the big difference in ranking between the two teams, the support is much developed in recent times, as evidenced by the good results of friendlies recently.
The Iranian team, as well as the strength of its lines and the level of its players, have the advantage of having a technical stability after the Iranian federation has managed to keep the Portuguese coach Queiroz.

The march of the diocese

From September to December, our national team played in nine friendly matches, winning six draws, one draw and one defeat. They beat China 1-0, then Palestine 3-0, and the United Nations. Ecuador 4. 3 and lost 2-0 against Uzbekistan, then beat Switzerland for a goal for nothing, tied with Iceland with two goals for their counterparts, and won the victory 2 -0 in Jordan and Kyrgyzstan for a goal for nothing, and lost against Algeria for a goal.

Iranians are in our midst

Dorena has a number of international Iranian players as key players, including Al Gharafa's Mehdi Tarmi, Al Ahly's Omid Ibrahimi and Ramin Radian in Shahaniya and Murtadhi Bour was a professional at Al Sadd before moving on to the Belgian league last season.
The Iranian team also has a seamless mix of players in European tournaments such as Russia, Greece and Belgium, as well as local players in Iranian clubs such as Persepolis, Thobhan and Istiklal.

Ahmed Fathi:
Friendly task

Ahmed Fathi, midfielder of the national team and the Arab club, said that Al-Adam was ready for the Asian Cup competition and that all players had the hearts and minds of the team. 39, a man. It has been prepared in several stages for over a year and there are only a few days left We are all ready.
"Our ambitions are great in the biggest tournament of the continent and our initial thought is to cross it step by step while concentrating on the first round.
He said that we played solid friendly games and that we are looking to face Iran today with a special perspective because it is the last before traveling, if God the wants, and we try to make the best of it, God willing.
"We hope that we will succeed in the first showdown against Lebanon on January 9, as the most difficult match of all tournaments is the first confrontation," said Fathi.