AFC Asian Cup: Iran Arrives in UAE


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national football team arrived in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on Wednesday for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Team Melli underwent a two-week training camp in Doha, Qatar ahead of the competition.

Iran national football team, who has been drawn along with Yemen, Vietnam and Iraq in Group D, is going to end its 43-year title drought in the prestigious competition.

Carlos Queiroz’s team will begin the campaign with a match against Yemen on January 7 in Abu Dhabi.

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1.