According to the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, the Iranian national football team led by Carlos Queiroz ended its work in its sixth experience in the 2022 World Cup in Group B with a victory against Wales and two defeats against England and America. This is despite the fact that during this period, football fans had high hopes that this team would be able to break the spell of failing to advance from its group, but this did not happen again, so Iranian football still has a big regret.
Kick the luck of the climb
The Iranian national team had a powerful rise with Dragan Skocic from the group stage, but could not continue this trend in the World Cup with Carlos Queiroz. According to many experts, the national team had a significant chance to advance during this period, but did not use this ideal opportunity. After the victory against Wales and the other results in the group, Iran could advance to the next round with only one draw in the last game, but the members of the national team kicked their luck and lost this golden opportunity by accepting the defeat against America. This was in a situation where the fate and authority of promotion was in the hands of our country’s team, but we lost the chance of promotion easily.
Record the heaviest failure
The national team in the 2022 World Cup of Qatar, by conceding 7 goals in three matches of the group stage, came close to the record of the most goals conceded in the periods of participation in the World Cup. In its first experience of participating in this tournament in 1978, this team had received eight goals from Peru, Scotland and the Netherlands, and now with 7 goals received by Queiroz’s team in this period, this team has reached the second place in terms of goals scored. Is. Of course, the national team experienced the heaviest defeat and the highest number of goals scored in a match in the World Cup with a 6-2 defeat against England. Previously, the heaviest defeat of the national team was by conceding 4 goals against Peru in the 1978 World Cup, a match that ended with a score of 4-1.
Cost to the power of 2 for failure
Obtaining disappointing results in Qatar happened while Iran’s sports and football officials decided to leave the job to a more famous coach after grouping with America and England because of the sensitivities that existed. Skocic, who had achieved brilliant results with the national team contrary to the predictions, was dismissed after the presence of Mehdi Taj in the federation, and Queiroz returned to the bench of the national team. These changes put huge costs on the hands of Iranian football. Firstly, all Skocic’s money was paid until the end of his contract, and secondly, a new contract was signed with Queiroz, and this means that the national team has lost a lot of money to become a failure.
Youthfulness, another regret of the oldest team in the cup
The national team had the opportunity to participate in this tournament with a different composition compared to the previous World Cup, which was practically canceled with the return of Queiroz and this coach tried to field players who had experience in the previous World Cup. have had This incident put the Iranian team at the top of the oldest team in the 2022 World Cup. If these conditions ended with the promotion of the national team, there would be no problem with it, but in this case we lost in two areas; Both we failed in promotion and we took the opportunity to experience participation in the World Cup from new and young players. This is in a situation where there were many young players who, according to most experts, could be on the final list, but this was one of the opportunities we missed.
Falling from the roof of Asia
Iran’s national football team was in the first place among Asian teams in the FIFA ranking for a long time, but according to the results achieved and of course the results of other Asian teams, it can be said that it will fall from the first place in Asia. Japan, Australia and South Korea are in good condition to overtake or at least get close to Iran due to advancing to the eighth round. Although there has always been an opinion that one should not pay too much attention to the FIFA ranking, but we have been ignoring it for a long time!