Syria Determined to Advance to World Cup: Coach
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syria national team head coach Ayman Hakeem says that they are determined to beat Iran to increase their chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.
Syria needs to beat Iran and hopes South Korea loses to Uzbekistan to ensure its place at the 2018 World Cup.
The Syrian team will play Iran in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.
“We knew that Iran would qualify for the 2018 World Cup and now we want to advance to the World Cup too. We've really been working so hard for advancing to the 2018 World Cup and we want to beat Iran,” Hakeem said in the pre-match news conference.
“We know that Iran has not conceded a goal in the World Cup qualification but our strikers are on good form and can break Iran’s deadlock. We are well-prepared in every aspect and are ready to defeat Iran,” he added.