Carlos Queiroz expects “difficult” match against Qatar

Tehran Times – DUBAI, Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says he is anticipating a difficult match against Qatar in the World Cup qualifier.

Iran will face Qatar in a must-win game on June 4 in the Qatari capital Doha. The Persians will also play Lebanon and South Korea on June 11 and 18 respectively

“It’s a major dream for all countries to qualify to the World Cup and, of course, the expectation in Iran is very high because it’s a football country with a lot of passion,” the Portuguese told reporters.

“We know that it will be a difficult game for both teams but I am very positive and confident we can get a good result in Qatar,” Queiroz added.

“At this moment everybody in the group can be in [automatic qualification] and everybody can be out. So it’s still open for all the teams. It’s my major goal in this moment of my career to qualify Iran for the World Cup.”

Iran is third in Group A with seven points. Uzbekistan leads the group with 11 points with one game more, followed by South Korea with 10 points.