Iran beats Tajikistan 6-1 in warm up match [VIDEO]

PRESS TV – TEHRAN, The Iranian national football team has defeated Tajikistan 6-1 in a friendly match held in preparation for the next match in the 2014 World Cup qualifier.

Preparing for the Uzbekistan match in the 2014 World Cup qualifier, which will be held on November 14, Iran faced Tajikistan at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday.

Ghasem Dehnavi (9th and 32th), Yaghub Karimi (13th and 33th), Ahmad Hassanzadeh (50th) and Alireza Abbasfard (89th) scored for Iran. 

Sohib Savankolov scored the visitors’ sole goal in the 67th minute.

“I am satisfied with the way my players played. It was a good opportunity for our reserve players to play. I think we have a difficult match against Uzbekistan,” Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said at the end of the match. 

In October, Iran beat South Korea 1-0 in the qualifying tournament.

After four rounds of the games, South Korea remains atop Group A with seven points on goal difference, followed by Iran in second place. The Uzbeks are third with five points, one point ahead of Qatar and Lebanon.

On November 14, Iran will take on Uzbekistan in Tehran.

The top two teams from the two Asian groups will advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, while the two third-place teams advance to the next round to determine the AFC participant in the intercontinental play-off.

Goals of Iran vs Tajikistan on PFDC TV