Getting to know Iran’s competing teams in the 2023 Asian Nations Cup

Omid Basir-The Iranian national football team has been grouped with 2 Arab teams and one opponent from East Asia in the 18th edition of the Asian Nations Cup.

UAE :

After advancing to the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup, Zayed’s boys (the title of the UAE national team) lost to Australia with a score of 2-1 and failed to compete with Peru to reach Qatar.

This team, which is currently ranked 72nd in the world and 8th in Asia, has participated in the Nations Cup 11 times, including the upcoming season, and has the title of runner-up in 1996, third in 2015, and fourth in 1992 and 2019. In its only appearance in the 

World Cup in 1990, UAE lost all three games and failed to advance from its group. 2 championships in the Persian Gulf Cup (2007 and 2013), the fourth FIFA Arab Cup in 1998 and participation in the Confederations Cup in 1997 are other notable honors of the UAE.

Vadelfo Arobarna, the head coach of Argentina 47, who has the experience of being the head coach of Tigre, National Uruguay, Boca Juniors, Al Wasl of the Emirates, Al Rayyan of Qatar, Shabab Al Ahli of the Emirates and Pyramids of Egypt, has been working as the head coach of the Emirates since February 13, 2022, and has played 14 games so far. He recorded four wins, three draws and seven losses under the leadership of this team.

Among the current influential players of the UAE are Ali Khasif, Khalid Issa, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Abdul Aziz Heikal, Mohammad Abdul Basit, Thanon Al Zoabi, Fabio Lima, Abdullah Ramadan, Hareb Abdullah, Bandar Al Ahabi, Majid Hassan, Ali Salmin, Omar Abdul Rahman, Kayo Kondo and Ali It can be called astonishment.

Iran and UAE, who have to face each other in the Nations Cup on February 6, have met five times in this competition, the share of our country’s national team was 4 wins and one draw, but the overall statistics of the battles between the two teams is 18 games, 14 wins for Iran, one The win for UAE is three draws, 26 goals for Iran and 4 goals for the opponent. 4 victories of 3-0 are the best results of our country’s national team against three Arab opponents, and the only advantage of UAE is 3-1.

Palestine:

By taking the top spot in Group B of the third qualifying round of the Nations Cup, Palestine won the right to participate in the 18th edition of this competition, ahead of the teams of the Philippines, Mongolia and Yemen.

The Lions of Canaan (the title of the Palestinian national team) are now in the 93rd place in the FIFA ranking and the 15th in Asia.

After participating in the Nations Cups in 2015 and 2019, Palestine is participating in this tournament for the third time, but did not advance from the group stage in any of these periods. Winning the Challenge Cup Asia tournament in 2014 is the only mentionable honor of this team.

Makram Daboub, a 50-year-old Tunisian head coach with experience working in his country’s Zaris club, took charge of Palestine Za from May 2021, and in 11 matches so far, he has left a good record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

Rami Hamadeh (goalkeeper of Jabal Al-Makabar), Musab al-Battat (defender of Ceramica Cleopatra, Egypt), Yaser Hamed (defender of Al-Qadisiya, Kuwait), Muhammad Saleh (defender of Eastern Company of Egypt), Mohammad Yamin (midfielder of Shabab Al-Khalil), Mohammad Rashid (midfielder of Jabal Al-Makabar), Jonathan Cantiana (former barito midfielder) Puerta Indonesia) Adi Kharoub (midfielder of Shabab Hebron) Tamer Siam and Mahmoud Abuwarda (forwards of Hebron Shabab) Islam Batran (forward of Nogbwa Pichaia of Thailand) Abdul Latif Behadari (defender of the center of Balata) Mahmoud Darwish (midfielder of Hilal al-Quds) Adi Dabbagh (forward of Aruka Portugal) Mahmoud Wadi (striker of Tala’e Al-Jish, Egypt) and Saleh Shihadeh (striker of Switzerland) are among the most prominent players in Palestine.

Iran and Palestine will face each other for the first time in the Nations Cup on December 14th, but in the previous 5 games, Iran’s share was 3 wins, 2 draws, 14 goals scored and 2 goals conceded. It was zero.

Hong Kong:

Hong Kong, which is now ranked 147th in the world and 27th in Asia, was able to reach Qatar by being ranked second in Group D of the third preliminary stage, ahead of Afghanistan and Cambodia.

Hong Kong, with a history of participating in the Nations Cup three times, taking third place in 1956 and fourth in 1964, will once again participate in the biggest football event of the old continent after 55 years. Getting the third place in the competition of East Asian countries in 1995 is one of the other notable titles of this country.

Jorn Andersen, a 60-year-old Norwegian former head coach of the under-21 teams of Lucerne, Switzerland, Rothweiss Oberhausen, assistant of Munchen Gladbach, Skoda Janetti of Greece, Kickers Offenbach of Germany, Mainz of Germany, Athletic Larisa of Greece, Karlsruhe of Germany, Austria Salzburg of Austria, the North Korean national team and South Korea’s Incheon United took over the leadership of Hong Kong from December 13, 2021 and so far has recorded 9 games, 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

From Yap Hong Fai (Goalkeeper Eastern) Sui Wang Kit (Defender Lee Man) Leung Nok Hang (Defender Xi Jiang Peru China) Lee Engai Hui (Defender Nantong Xiong China) Yue Zi Nam (Defender Mizhou Hakai China) Huang Yang, Tan Chun Luk (Kitchi Midfielders) Wong Wai (Midfield Lee Mang) Ju Ying Zhi (Southern Midfielder) Lao Chun (Kitchi Striker) Son Ming Him (Eastern Striker) Andy Russell and Helio (Kitchi Defenders) Shinichi Chan (Union Real Spain Defender) and Matt Orr (Guangxi Pingu forward of China) can be considered as the key members of this team.

Iran has won all of its previous 6 games against Hong Kong, scoring 14 goals and conceding only one goal, which was the only meeting between the two teams in the Asian Nations Cup.