According to Tasnim news agency, the ESPN TV site, under the pretext of 200 days before the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, has classified the teams that have qualified for the 22nd round of this competition according to specific mental and objective variables that show which teams They have a better chance of winning in Qatar. The lower the teams, the less chance they have of winning the trophy.
In this ranking, in which the teams have taken points from one to 10 in several sections, and the total points determine their position, Brazil is in the first place with 71 points and the first chance to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Teams France (70 points), Argentina (69 points), England (68 points – Iran group), Germany (65 points), Spain (62 points), Netherlands (62 points), Portugal (59 points), Belgium (56 points) ) And Uruguay (56 points) are in the next categories.
In this US ranking, Iran’s group is in the 14th place with 49 points, and Iran is in the 26th place with 38 points, behind Japan with 38 points. Saudi Arabia is also in the bottom of this ranking with 28 points.
The ESPN website report states:
Twenty-sixth category: Iran with 38 points
* Main 11-man squad (5 points): In Asia, Iran is a high-level team, but in the World Cup, everything is more complicated. In any case, the national team has a good collective order and function.
* Alternative options from the bench (4 points): The Iranian national team is a balanced team but without strong replacements among the reserves.
* Head coach (5 points): Dragan Skucic took over the leadership of the national team at the beginning of 2020, after his experience in the Iranian Premier League. He does not have much experience in professional football, but after a quick farewell to Belgian Mark Wilmots, he was able to get Iran back on track.
* Best Player (6 points): Mehdi Taremi is the scorer of the Iranian team and hope in Qatar. Another striker is prominent in the national team and he is called the test captain.
* History (4 points): Thanks to a serious work and a long-term project, the Iranian national team has become a great power in Asia. In the last seven World Cups, they have qualified for five of these competitions, and their big goal is to reach the group stage for the first time.
* Current status (6 points): The Iranian team has a lot of order and a few games before the end of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers decided to advance. Iran must compare itself with higher level competitors.
* Team value in the transfer market (3 points): Iran is the 50th most valuable team in the world according to the “Transfer Market” base (its total value is 78.18 million) and Sardar Azmoun is the most valuable (25 million) player of this team.
* Qatar World Cup draw (5 points): Yes, the Iranian lottery could have been much worse. Britain is their strongest rival, but the United States and the winner of the European playoffs (Wales, Scotland, Ukraine) are close opponents of Iran.