Cycle 2
12:00
25/11/2022
Wales
0
:
0
Iran
Summary of today's events in sports, 24.11 (Sport1)
Wales
Despite not looking good in their opening match against the USA, Wales managed to squeeze out a 1:1 draw - a result that left them in a good position for the rest. However, a similar scenario tomorrow will no longer satisfy Gareth Bale and his teammates, who need three points to increase their chances of advancing to the round of 16 Kiefer Moore
,
who came on at halftime against the USA and excelled, is expected to start this time on the edge, when it seems that Harry Wilson or Daniel James will go to the bench.
The towering striker may have revealed part of the game plan for tomorrow when he said: "We watched Iran's game against England and saw that their defense had difficulty with high balls. If we can do a similar thing, we can also achieve a similar result."
Joe Allen, who did not play against the Americans, is still not fully fit and is in doubt.
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Has a height advantage.
Moore (Photo: GettyImages, Marc Atkins)
Iran
Iran is still licking its wounds after the six that it suffered from England, when the preoccupation with the fans' protest and the booing during the anthem, permeates and diverts the focus to a certain extent from the grass.
Coach Carlos Queiroz was angry with the players (and the crowd) and according to the reports he has a lot of doubts for tomorrow.
Goalkeeper Alireza Byrneband returned to training with a special mask on his face following the injury against England, but Hossein Hosseini - who was far from convincing in the opening game - will probably be between the posts.
It is still not clear if Sardar Azmon will be able to start and the one who may get a place in the 11 is Ali Gulizada, who against England entered as a substitute and showed sparks.
Coach Carlos Queiroz was asked by a journalist from the BBC about the protests in Iran and responded: "Why don't you ask other coaches? Why don't you ask Southgate what he thinks about England and the USA abandoning Afghanistan and not supporting all the women?".
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Was far from convincing against England.
Hosseini (Photo: GettyImages, Visionhaus)
Trivia
* The two teams have only met once before, in a friendly match in 1978 where Wales won 0:1 thanks to a Phil Dwyer goal.
* While Wales are looking to advance for the first time since their previous participation in 1958, Iran have never made it past the group stage and have won just one of their last 11 World Cup matches (0:1 over Morocco four years ago).
* Wales are unbeaten in their last six matches against non-European opponents (2 wins, 4 draws)
* Iran's record in 16 World Cup matches: 2 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses.
The composition of the groups
Referee:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Stadium:
Ahmed Ben Ali (Al Rayyan)
Wales coach: Rob Page
The game setup
3:5:2
1f.
Hennessey
5 approx.
From Pam
6c.
Rodon
4b.
Davis
14 k.
Roberts
10a.
Ramsay
15a.
Empado
20 d.
James
3 n.
Williams
13 k.
Mor
11c.
Bale
Substitutes bench:
Iran coach: Carlos Queiroz
The game setup
5:3:2
24 h.
Hosseini
2s.
Muharmi
8 m.
Poraliganji
19 m.
Hosseini
15 r.
Cheshmi
5 m.
Mohammedan
18
Karimi
21a.
Nurulhi
17 a.
Golizada
7 a.
Jahanbakhsh
9 m.
Tarmi
Substitutes bench:
second house
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
England
1
1
0
0
2-6
3
2
U.S
1
0
1
0
1-1
1
3
Wales
1
0
1
0
1-1
1
4
Iran
1
0
0
1
6-2
0
The last round games in the second house
29.11, 21:00 |
Wales - England
29.11, 21:00 |
Iran - USA
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