Iran to play Jordan on September 4

PFDC – TEHRAN, Iran will play Jordan in a friendly match in Amman on September 4 according to the Jordanian football federation’s website.

The match will replace an initially scheduled test against Syria, which was was supposed to be held in Tehran on the same day.

Iran and Jordan last met in a test in February this year and played out a 2-2 draw on neutral ground.

Team Melli are preparing for their next World Cup qualifier in Lebanon on September 11 and already scheduled a friendly match against Tunisia on FIFA matchday August 15 in Budapest.

However, the venue of the Tunisia game could still be changed as Hungary are playing Israel in Budapest on the same day.

Iran then will host North Korea on October 9 as preperation for the qualifier against South Korea in Tehran a week later.

Finally, Iran will host Uzbekistan in the final qualifier of 2012 on November 14 before participating in the 7th WAFF Championship in Kuwait from December 8 – 20.

Additionally, according to reports a test match against Iraq was set, but no date or venue has been announced yet.