Iran’s coach, Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, said this Sunday that several Iranian footballers will fulfill “the dream of a lifetime” in the match against England, in the 2022 World Cup, as they will meet players who “usually see them on television” . ”.
“It’s the most important game of our lives because it’s the next one. For us, especially for the players, it’s the dream of their lives. Since they were little they’ve been watching English Premier League games and now they have the chance to meet those players they see on TV”said the coach ahead of the debut match in the World Cup, which is scheduled for Monday.
Carlos Queiroz, speaking at the National Congress Center in Qatar, where all the press conferences for the preview of all matches will be held, confessed that the Group B match, which also involves the United States and Wales, will also be a match . “unique opportunity” for himself as he has never faced England in his career.
“It is also a unique opportunity for me, because I have played more than 200 international matches, but it is the first time that I play against England. We hope to provide a nice game of football and then try to get the best result possible to obtain.”said.
In fourth participation in a World Championship, Iran’s third consecutively, Queiroz will make his debut against what he considered “one of the top 10 teams in the world” and a “serious contender to win a medal or even to become champion of the world”.
“They have a lot of talent in the team, a coach who knows the players very well, managed to reach the semi-finals of the last World Cup. We have to know what to do during the game, play with ambition. That will change the mentality for the game with England, but also against the other teams,” he stressed.
On the other hand, the coach, who was assistant to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2002/03 and between 2004 and 2007, emphasized the “fantastic attitude” of the England players, who “like to play the game” and “not obsessed with possession , as happens in Spain or Portugal”.
“Even with less possession, they create many chances to score. They are always willing to play, with the aim of scoring goals,” emphasized Queiroz, who, in addition to Iran, also accompanied Portugal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The meeting between Iran and England is scheduled for Monday at 13:00 local time (10:00 in Lisbon) at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
This is the Iranian team’s sixth participation in a World Cup, after 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014 and 2018, none of which reached the group stage.
Source: DN
