Pre-match discussion: Iran - Macedonia [03.06.2016]

[Bessos]

Guys so what has happened to the promise of having high quality friendlies to prepare for wc qualification? Only Macedonia so far?

CQ doesn't necessarily look for high quality friendlies at the moment. We need to play teams that are on par with WCQ teams: Korea, Uzbekistan, China, etc.

Teams such as Macedonia or Belarus are perfect for this.

We can play the high quality friendlies after we have qualified for the WC.

[shahname]

Didn´t we also play them in a friendly as part of the preparation for WC2014?

[Camran khan]

Didn´t we also play them in a friendly as part of the preparation for WC2014?

No, I believe we once played them under Ghotbi, the score was 1-1.

[Z Joon]

Didn´t we also play them in a friendly as part of the preparation for WC2014?

Montenegro

[sirvan]

Balkan countries are always willing to play against us! I suggest they arrange matches against Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovakia, Montenegro Bulgaria, and Romania aswell!!

[Sarbaze-Vatan]

Guys so what has happened to the promise of having high quality friendlies to prepare for wc qualification? Only Macedonia so far?

Everything was set to play against Croatia after Macedonia game but CQ rejected it due to his own reasons.

[Karimi 8]

Glad this was confirmed was worried it would be cancelled as well. Can't wait

[Karimi 8]

Balkan countries are always willing to play against us! I suggest they arrange matches against Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovakia, Montenegro Bulgaria, and Romania aswell!!

Croatia and Montenegro especially. Would be great friendlies.

[perspolis#1]

If there are 54 countries in Europe I dont know why we dont play them more often. Outside of Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, San Marino it would be a good tune up for our team against anyone else.

This is really important to start now. Given how wacky the European WC qualifying groups are its possible at WC2018 we get grouped with a team we havent played ever/in the last 15 years. Denmark, Austria, Iceland are contenders for qualifying.

I also think we should handpick Asian friendlies too. UAE would be a good tuneup to playing Uzbekistan. Playing Lebanon might help us figure out a strategy for Qatar/Syria bunkering.

[IRANOR]

Hello guys.

Can someone tell me what happened about Iran vs Norway?

I was so excited for the match, but i cant find any more information about that.

[shahabGAOL]

Good match. But why we not play Holland or Germany, Engeland, Spain and Italy. That would make team melli more stronger and good for World Cup 2018. I hope if we go Russia 2018 we play this teams. But I know there us no organisations there. But I hope change.

2006 we played only one amatuer in Switserlands before WC2006. Carlos Quiroz was the first ever team we had a good World Cup 2014. Only Bosnia game at WC 2014 was bad!!

I hope in Russia we can do even better than WC 2014 and this time we go through to the second round. I wish!!
This will be the last World Cup 2018 we have Carlos Quiroz in service. We need to open all opperunity for him to make us big at WC 2018

[teammelli91]

I remember we were supposed to play Italy last year, but that game got cancelled.

And that was a friendly scheduled 2 years before hand...

[Kiarash]

Can a moderator please change my mistake in the thread title? I thought the match was 1 June, but it is the 2nd of June.

[Ali.Karimi79]

Can a moderator please change my mistake in the thread title? I thought the match was 1 June, but it is the 2nd of June.

According to the main page it's the 3rd

[jahandoost]

Good match. But why we not play Holland or Germany, Engeland, Spain and Italy. That would make team melli more stronger and good for World Cup 2018. I hope if we go Russia 2018 we play this teams. But I know there us no organisations there. But I hope change.

2006 we played only one amatuer in Switserlands before WC2006. Carlos Quiroz was the first ever team we had a good World Cup 2014. Only Bosnia game at WC 2014 was bad!!

I hope in Russia we can do even better than WC 2014 and this time we go through to the second round. I wish!!
This will be the last World Cup 2018 we have Carlos Quiroz in service. We need to open all opperunity for him to make us big at WC 2018

Wishful thinking.