Iran Respects Debutant Yemen Football Team: Carlos Queiroz
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz said that his men respect debutant Yemen.
Iran will meet Yemen in Group D of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
"This is football. You cannot play a football game with a credit card of being favorites. If you don't play good football, you don't deserve to win," said Queiroz, who has been guiding Iran for eight years now.
"We came here to play good games and we have to if we want to defeat any team. Yemen are a good side and we have to respect them.
"At the same time, I am confident that my team, despite some injuries, will deliver as I always challenge them to play responsibly so that when they leave the pitch, they leave with the fans happy," the Portuguese stated.
