Wales and Iran head into their Group B fixture at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Friday at 5am ET. Wales knows that a victory would put them one step closer to qualifications for knock out stages.
Iran began their World Cup campaign with a 6-2 loss from the hands of England, On the Other hand, Wales met the USA in their campaign opener. Gareth Bale was the savior for Wales yet again as he scored the equalizing goal from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute of the game.
Preview :
Both Wales and Iran knows the importance of this match. Wales knows that a victory would put them one step closer to qualifications for knock out stages. It will be of utmost importance for Wales. As they are qualifying for the world cup after 64 years. They last qualified for the 1958 edition of the World Cup where they reached quarer finals. One the other hand Iran are more frequent as they have qualified five times since their debut in 1978.
Head to Head :
Both the teams have met just once and this will be the first meeting in a competitive game, with the previous game being a friendly in 1978. Wales secured a 1-0 win in that match.
Key players to watch :
Wales : Kieffer Moore, Gareth Bale
Iran : Mehdi Taremi
Wales possible starting lineup :
Hennessey; Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Roberts, Ramsey, Ampadu, Williams; James, Bale; Moore
Iran possible starting lineup :
H. Hosseini; Moharrami, Pouraliganji, Cheshmi, M. Hosseini, Mohammadi; Jahanbakhsh, Noorollahi, Karimi, Gholizadeh; Taremi
Date, Venue, Time :
on November 25 at 5am ET in the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan.
Prediction :
Based on performance earlier this week, wales are favorite to win it
Wales will win by 2-1 against Iran.
Live Streaming :
5am ET on Fox for English, Telemundo for Spanish, FUBO Tv, fox sports app, FS1 and Telemundo
Live stream: FUBO TV (Try for free)