Iran and Wales are preparing for their Group B match at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Friday with a clear understanding of how a win could help them earn at least three points, improving their prospects of advancing to the knockout rounds.
Bearing a humiliating defeat by 6-2 to England on Monday, Iran thinks to retaliate passionately, while Wales played their opening match against the USA later that day, yet ended up scoring 1-1 and sharing deserved points.
Perhaps, none of those teams displayed professionalism in a manner that could assist them in winning their respective matches. Nevertheless, Friday’s game could tell us a different story as Iran stands on the edge of disqualification from the World Cup.
Having fates in their hands, both teams badly need victories to get off the Negative performances streak as Wales hasn’t won a single match in the last 4 games, while Iran had won 2 out of 6 games they had played in previous months.
Considering recent performances, both playing squads would like to alter their current playing squads because they need to remove subpar players from the pitch and enter the game with combative and fresh legs. However, the Final Teams won’t be made public until just before the game.
