In an interview with the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, Ahmad Jamshidian said about the victory of the national team against Wales and the hopes of the national team to advance to the knockout stage: the game against England had special conditions and unfortunately some changes in the fixed line-up caused us to suffer a bitter defeat, but in the game With Wales, the situation changed and the change in the composition and system of the national team played an important role in getting 3 game points. This win definitely changed the mental and psychological conditions of the players and they will have a lot of motivation to play against America.
In another part of his speech, referring to the substitutions made by Queiroz in the game against Wales, he emphasized: We have quality players and Queiroz’s hand is open in this field. Considering the 11 main players, there are always capable people on the bench of the national team, and we saw how the substitutes were able to perform well in the game against Wales. The opposing goalkeeper helped the national team to play more aggressively in the last minutes.
Regarding the next match of the national team against the USA, Jamshidian stated: This is a different game and it is the last game of the group stage. Certainly, the confrontation with America has its own sensitivities, and the national team should not get involved in marginal issues in this game. We have experienced players who can achieve the desired result for the national team, but we do not have an easy game ahead of us. America is a better team than Wales and has good players, but we can get past this team and reach the group stage.
The Iranian national football team will face the United States in the last match of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at 22:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) at Al-Thamama Stadium.