Team Melli to travel to Australia on December 29

Tasnim – SYDNEY, The Iranian national football team (Team Melli) will leave Iran to participate in the 2014 AFC Asian Cup on December 29.

Iran will arrive in Sydney on December 30 and train at Cromer Park on the northern beaches until January 7.‬

The Asian Cup will kick off in Australia on January 9, with Iran playing Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE in Group C.

The Asian heavyweight, who is currently holding a camp in South Africa, will play Palestine on December 28 in Tehran.

The Iranian football team will also meet Iraq in another friendly in Australia six days before their opening match against Bahrain.