“We will respect all the Asian teams” – Carlos Queiroz

Tehran Times – DASHOGUZ, Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz stated that to take the three points is the most important thing against Turkmenistan.

“We will respect all the Asian teams as we are preparing to compete in the World Cup. It’s an honor for us to be in this group alongside India, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam,” Queiroz told the reporters in the pre-match press conference of Turkmenistan clash on Monday.

“When you start World Cup qualifying campaign the only thing that matters is taking the three points. I use players according to their technical abilities so it doesn’t matter whether they are young or old,” the Portuguese coach added.

Iran will take on Turkmenistan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying in Dasoguz on Tuesday.