Author: Ant who loves watching football

If there is one country in Asian football that is the biggest sufferer, it must be South Korea. After all, "Koreanphobia" is not called for nothing.

But if we talk about one more...it must be Iran!

Although it is not as exaggerated as saying "Islamophobia", looking back at the past history of the two sides, it is not difficult to see that the Iranian team is definitely another big sufferer of the national football team.

In the past World Cup preliminaries, the Dragon Football Team and the Iranian team had a total of 5 encounters. The Dragon Football Team's results were 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, and the only victory dates back to July 1989.

On March 15, the Long Guo team defeated its opponent 2-0 at home with goals from Liu Haiguang and Zhang Xiaowen.

However, in comparison, the most unforgettable game for the Chinese people was the home and away game against Iran in the top ten in 1997. Especially in the first round at the Golden State Stadium, the opponent was reversed 4-2 with a two-goal lead.

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In fact, looking at the entire history of the two teams' battles, it is not difficult to find that the mutual results of the two sides in the World Cup preliminaries can almost be regarded as a microcosm of the overall competition.

In a total of 24 battles in the past, the Dragon Kingdom team faced the Iranian team 24 times and only achieved a disadvantageous record of 6 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. It can be said that it has a clear disadvantage.

In official international competitions, except for the Asian Cup held at home in 2004, which was finally defeated by a penalty kick, the Dragon Country team only defeated the Iranian team twice. And the remaining three victories were all

From a friendly match.

To a certain extent, after Longguo football began to become professional, it was more like a watershed in the battle records between the Chinese and Iranian teams.

If the two sides were basically in a balanced position before, then it will be difficult for the national football team to take advantage of the Iranian team after that.

The last time the Dragon Country team won against them was in a friendly match on June 1, 2009. At that time, with Gao Lin scoring the only goal of the game, the Dragon Country men's football team finally defeated their opponent 1-0 in QHD.

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In the locker room, the international players all nodded silently.

Although they are not as famous as the stars from Japan and South Korea, they are still capable players. Otherwise, they would not have achieved 4 wins, 2 draws and not conceded a goal in this fiercely competitive Group A, leading the group.

A group.

"We are still far away from the World Cup, but it is not far away."

"Quiroz once coached at giant clubs like Real Madrid and Manchester United, not to mention the achievements of Lippi and Pan Yi. The battle of wits and courage between them will become the biggest highlight of this game."

"Judging from the recent rounds of games, the changes that world-class coaches have brought to the team are obvious. In the hands of Lippi and Pan Yi, the Dragon Country team has won two games, even South Korea, which has not beaten many in decades.

They all fell at the feet of the Dragon Kingdom team."

"After Lippi and Pan Yi entered the Dragon Country national team, the Dragon Country team's defensive counterattack was also very sharp. They did not concede a goal in two consecutive games and scored a total of six goals. This must attract the attention of the Iranian team."

Otherwise, if you lose to Iran today and Syria tomorrow, even if others keep losing points, it will be of no use.

"So I'm sorry, we have to win against Iran, otherwise the initiative will always be in the hands of others."

They have been guests here five times in the past five times and suffered losses in all five games!

It is precisely because of this that Iran is full of confidence in the China-Iran battle at Azadi Stadium, and their fans are even more so.

"Of course, football is round, so even if we are playing away from home, even if we have to face the cheers of 100,000 Iranian fans, we will do our best to do our best and strive to achieve a good result in Tehran!"

In an extreme case, if the Dragon Country team can defeat Iran and win the next game, it will only be able to reach 19 points in the end;

Assuming that after losing to Dragon Kingdom, Iran only needs to draw with South Korea, and then defeat the other two teams, the points can still reach 21 points, and it can still beat Dragon Kingdom steadily.

"Of course, even though I say this, I still hope that in tomorrow's game, we can become the better team."

In addition, the resume of the Iranian national team coach Queiroz is also stronger than that of the South Korean coach Stillik.

Their ability to defeat Qatar, especially South Korea, is really due to their determination to never give up!

"Only when we do our best, so that when an opportunity arises, we can truly seize it and realize it!"

Although the Long National Football Team gained its first point in the top 12 in that game, it also paid the price for the main goalkeeper Zeng Cheng being injured and absent for a long time. Subsequently, the team lost to Syria and Uzbekistan.

The prospects for the national team to enter the World Cup in Russia have dimmed.

FIFA also said that although Iran is stronger, the Dragons team does not have no chance.

"The Iranian team has the best record in Group A, but it has not actually shown complete dominance."

"I have nothing else to say. Watching these videos, I just hope you can recall your performance and mental outlook against South Korea, and continue this spirit into today's game."

Finally, Queiroz also said that he also hopes that in addition to the Iranian team, the other team that can qualify in Group A will be the Dragon Country team.

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At the Dragon National team's pre-match press conference held later in the evening, head coach Lippi was also polite and kept giving Queiroz high hats.

His success at Manchester United attracted the attention of Real Madrid, and eventually he entered the Galacticos and became the head coach of the world's top giants.

Now the Dragon Country team is only ranked fifth, and is the lagging side. The top two currently are Iran and South Korea.

What Pan Yi said is very realistic.

This victory greatly boosted the morale and confidence of the Dragon Kingdom players. Lippi also showed the technical and tactical level of the world's top coach. Pan Yi's role is also beyond doubt.

In the locker room of the Dragon Kingdom team, Pan Yi didn't say much this time.

"It would be great if we can get all three points, but if we get a draw, I won't think it's the end of the world. After all, we will still have the initiative to qualify from the group."

At that time, the Dragon National Men's Football Team, playing at home, drew a goalless draw with the visiting Iranian team 0-0.

"In addition, the Dragon Country team also has many talented players. Wu Lei once won the Champions League, and Zhang Yuning also played very well in the Eredivisie, including 19-year-old Lin Liangming. Of course, their old captain Zheng Zhi is the

We must also pay attention to the core of the team."

Then he said that both Lippi and Pan Yi respect him very much.

His coaching career started with Sporting CP, and later he coached in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and other national teams. It was in early July 2002 that he began to attract attention around the world when he accepted the invitation of Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson to serve as a Manchester United assistant.

coach.

And if we only count official matches, only Uzbekistan has taken away three points from here in the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers.

Considering that not only the seats in the stadium stands, but also the aisles are packed with people, even the walls are covered with Iranian fans. There are definitely more than 100,000 fans inside...

Four years ago, he also led the Iranian national team to successfully enter the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. This time, he still hopes to lead the team to continue to participate in the 2018 World Cup!

Although Queiroz's wealthy career was not particularly successful, his competition with the Dragons this time still attracted the attention of FIFA.

But the Dragon Kingdom team must first show their best side, and then when others lose points, they can take the opportunity to catch up in the rankings.

"Thank you for his blessing. Of course I also hope to achieve such a goal."

Of course, football matches are not mathematical calculations. Otherwise, if you want to win the league, don't you have to win all of them?

The problem is that other teams are not just decorations, they will also score and lose points, so the actual points do not need to be that many.

Regarding the upcoming game, Pan Yi also said:

"No matter which game it is, no matter who the opponent is, our goal has always been only one, and that is to try our best to win. This is our tireless pursuit, and we will go into every game with the belief that we will win."

If we look specifically at the Dragon Kingdom team...

If it hadn't been for Messi's flash of inspiration at the last moment, the Iranian team might have been able to escape from Argentina.

Domestic players cannot be ignored, such as Taremi, who is still playing in Iran. He will move to Porto in the future and become the main shooter, helping the team win the Portuguese Super League championship.

"They are both world champions. Lippi has the World Cup and Pan Yi has the Club World Cup. These are heights that many people cannot reach."

"If you want to qualify, you have to fight hard one after another. Otherwise, you won't be able to enter the World Cup just by shouting slogans."

The most typical game was against Argentina in the last round of the last World Cup group stage. Faced with an attacking group led by Messi, the Iranian team resisted tenaciously throughout the game.

"But as he said, every point in the group stage is very important, and we are still far behind them."

"They were able to defeat South Korea 3-0 at home, which is quite not easy. Don't forget, the South Korean team only lost one goal in the last World Cup even against a strong team like Belgium."

Compared with Japan and South Korea, although the Iranian team also has many players who play in European leagues, there are none from the five major leagues.

Even if I give you a chance, you won’t use it!

FIFA finally said that this game will be a battle between several famous coaches.

As for South Korea, it tied with Iran and also beat the others. The final points reached 20, which was still better than the Dragon Kingdom!

In other words, if this script is followed, Long Guo will still be squeezed to third place in the group and participate in consecutive play-offs where life and death are even more uncertain.

"So it's very simple, don't think too much, just go out and fight and that's it! As long as we let go, perform to the fullest, and fight to the end, when we look back on today, we won't regret it, and the fans won't blame you either!"

"And their joint efforts have also brought about earth-shaking changes to the Dragon Kingdom team, especially the victory over the South Korean team three days ago, which surprised all of us."

In addition to the large number of people accommodated and the amazing momentum, the Iranian team's horrific record here is the key to making its name known as the devil throughout the world.

Speaking of the most recent experience between the two sides, it was of course the second round of the Asian Top 12 of this World Cup.

Finally Pan Yi said:

"Since the 2002 World Cup, we have been away from this big stage for a long time. So I still hope that a big eastern country like us can appear in the World Cup and bring real happiness to hundreds of millions of fans across the country!"

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On the afternoon of March 28, 2017, Iran, Tehran, Azadi Stadium.

The match between Iran and Dragon Kingdom is about to start, and hundreds of thousands of Iranian fans are also pouring into this stadium.

He believes that it is precisely because of Queiroz's arrival that the Iranian team has become the most European-style Asian team now, and it has not fallen behind against world-class teams.
To be continued...