World Cup Qualifiers: Iran, Korea, and UAE to face off in Final Leg

Iran National football team will face off with Korea and UAE in the final leg of Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar scheduled for November with best Australian online casinos backing it.

Iran's opponent, Korea announced their 25-man roster on Monday ahead of the two encounters -- one against the Iranians in the City of Seoul on the 24th of March and the other in Dubai against the United Arab Emirates on March 29.

 The Koreans, which is grouped alongside Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and the UAE, have already sealed a place at the Mundial, ranking second in its group with six victories and two draws.

This will be the first Asian side to make a 10th consecutive appearance at the global showpiece.

But the Korean National football team is determined to defeat their Iranian counterpart, one of the toughest oppositions, which is currently ranked first with seven victories and one draw, and hopes to secure the top spot in the group.

The squad announced by Korea coach Paulo Bento has in it Cho Gue-sung of Gimche on Sangmu as well as other key players such as Hwang Hee-chan of Wolves, Hwang Ui-jo of Bordeaux, Kim Min-Jae of Fenerbahçe and Son Heung-min of Tottenham in the Premier League.

Cho Gue-sung, who has in recent matches established himself as an attacker, seems set to become a regular starter on the national team roaster, having been called up consistently since last year August.

Without a doubt, Iranian football has developed greatly with mouthwatering league fixtures that have helped develop the National team greatly. Tehran derby on Thursday between Persepolis and Esteghlal ended in a 1-1 stalemate after ninety minutes of great football action, comparable with what you see week in week out in Europe.

Iranian defender Ali Nemati handed Persepolis a lead after 40 minutes of action with a header in the game held in front of about 20,000 supporters at the Azadi Stadium.

Esteghlal’s Rudy Gestede equalized with a header in the 81st minute of the encounter.

Esteghlal stay is top of the Iran Professional League log with 55 valuable points, six points above their opponent of n]the night Persepolis, with seven games left in the season. 

Esteghlal and Persepolis have faced each other on 98 occasions with Esteghlal narrowly leading the clashes by 26 victories to 25 with 47 draws.

Elsewhere on Thursday, Foolad defeated Fajr Sepasi 1-0, Sepahanas well as Gol Gohar played goallessly and Aluminum defeated Tractor 1-0. 

This Friday, Naft  Masjed Soleyman will welcome Havadar, Shahr Khodro will face Nassaji, Mes welcomes Zob Ahan, and Paykan lock horns with Sanat Naft. 

Aside from Male football in Iran, the ladies are also representing pretty well, as Iran defeated the Kyrgyz Republic 2-1 to lift the CAFA U18 Women’s Championship title on Tuesday.

Nursuluu Murzakulova netted for the Kyrgyz Republic after 27 minutes but Elahe Afshar boost equalized in the 55th minute of the clash. Iran skipper Negin Zandi netted the winning goal on the hour mark.

This competition, backed by online casino gambling, featured female football players from the age group that will participate in the opening qualification stage of the AFC Under 20 Women’s Asian Cup, which is billed for March 2023.

All six games were played at the Central Republican Stadium.