After a series of turmoil, Iran has retained their places in the Qatar World Cup as they wish, and their opponents in the group stage will be the winners of England, the United States and Wales, Scotland and Ukraine. In terms of the probability of qualifying, England and the United States are undoubtedly the biggest favorites, but the Asian bosses have no intention of backing down, they do not like to falsely brag about the strength of their opponents like the Chinese team.
According to the British "Sun" media report, Iranian coach Skosic has strong confidence in qualifying for the knockout rounds, and he has warned Southgate that his team must be prepared for Iran's victory over England because they have enough strength to complete this goal. Skosic believes that European teams always look down on Asian teams at many times, but it is dangerous. Just like the last World Cup, Japan almost overthrew Belgium to advance to the quarterfinals, and in the last World Cup, as a Croat Skosic, saw his native Croatia defeat England in the semi-finals, which gave him the source of convincing England.
I have to say that Skosic's speech is very domineering, and it also shows Iran's style as the king of Asia. Unlike the Chinese who always like to speak official words and falsely greet opponents, As a European, Skosic speaks very directly and gives the England team a fierce dismissal. Of course, Iran does have this strength, this year's round of 12, Iran team won 25 points, only conceded 4 goals in 10 games, and their latest world ranking reached a new high of 21st, only 6th place compared to the United States, not very far from England.
Iran have won 16 of their last 20 national team games and lost only three of them, including a classic 14-0 victory over Cambodia and a 2-0 victory over European powerhouse Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be said that the Iranian team has indeed encountered opponents at the Asian level, and taking the initiative to declare war on England as desired also shows that they have the courage to shine in the World Cup. What's more, England has always had the title of soft-footed shrimp in the competition, and the more critical the game, the more dysfunctional it is, perhaps this is also a kind of ridicule of Iran coach Skosic for England.
But no matter what, the Iranian team has always represented the face of Asian football, and as a fan, I still hope that they can play well. In the last World Cup, Iran had a good play, defeating the powerhouse Morocco 1-0 in the first round, losing only 0-1 to Spain in the second round, and the last round was a 1-1 draw with Portugal led by C Ronaldo, and finally scored 4 points, almost qualifying from the group. It can be said that the Iranian team does have absolute strength, and these years are also the objects that the national football team has struggled to catch up with, but has been pulled farther and farther away.
Iran and England have never met on the Stage of the World Cup in the past, and this is the first round of the group stage, which will also make the game more unknown. At present, Iran's golden generation is coming to an end, Azmun, Taremi, Jahanbachsh and other players are likely to be the last World Cup trip, England's side of Kane, Sterling, Maguire and other leading figures are also delayed in proving themselves, both teams will launch an impact towards the highest honor of the World Cup, everyone is optimistic who can laugh to the end?