Greater Middle East (bbabo.net), - The result of the match between the national team, which occupies the twentieth position in the current world football rankings (Iran), and the team that completes the top 5 of the strongest teams in the world (England), may seem obvious. But this is only on paper. In practice, the competition between the "Persian leopards" (the nickname of the Iranian squad) and the English "three lions" may turn out differently, the Mehr news agency notes today, November 21.
Football experts called the Iranian team a "dark horse" - little is known about it to the general public in the West. But she often unexpectedly wins "obviously" strong opponents.
The colors of the Iranian national team will be defended by players who play for major clubs throughout Europe, and therefore they will not retreat in front of any sports opponent, the author of the publication notes.
Iran will compete in its third World Cup final in a row as the No. 1 national team from the Asian region, capable of impressing, Sportingnews reports.
The Iranians went through the qualifying round in decisive style, winning eight and losing only one of their matches in the qualifying round. This was enough for them to take first place in their group, beating South Korea, who were content with second place in the group.
Porto striker Mehdi Taremi, Dutch Feyenoord midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh and German Bayer Leverkusen forward Sardar Azmoun make Iran a fairly strong attacking unit in the final stage of the world championship.
The match with England, which kicks off soon this Monday against the backdrop of the already traditional geopolitical rivalry between the Shiite power and its Western antipodes, promises to be fundamental not only in terms of sports. In addition, the Iranians will also have to play with the United States in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.
Recall that the final stage of the world football championship, which is held for the first time in the Middle East, started the day before, on November 20. World Cup in Qatar will last until December 18.
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