Iran to play Palestinian football team

MNA – TEHRAN, Iran’s football team is going to play Palestine in a friendly match in Tehran in October, a source says.

“Palestine has announced its readiness to play Iran. The match will be played on October 5 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium,” Head of the International Committee of Iran Football Federation (IFF), Abbas Torabian, said.

“We are going to arrange their travel to Iran at the end of the 10 days,” he added. 

Iran is gearing up for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bahrain which has been scheduled for October 11 at the Azadi Stadium.

Iran’s football team tops the standings in Group E of the FIFA World Cup qualifier, followed by Bahrain.