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Tottenham Hotspur ace Son Heung-Min aims to play full 90 for Korea

Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung’s call-ups for South Korea and their race to be fit.

Australia’s Trent Sainsbury admits there is more pressure on Japan to win their crucial World Cup qualifier because they’re playing on home soil.

ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson look ahead to Japan’s clash against Australia in AFC World Cup qualifying.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min has declared himself fit and in good form for South Korea’s vital 2018 World Cup qualifier against Iran in Seoul in Thursday.
The 25-year-old fractured his right arm in the 3-2 loss in Qatar in June, and did not feature at all in the English club’s preseason.
Arriving back in South Korea on Monday, Son told reporters at the National Football Center that he was feeling good after playing 70 minutes for Spurs on Sunday in their 1-1 draw in the Premier League…

Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz works wonders in Iran

FC’s Yasmin Hamid and PJ Roberts look at high-flying Iran under Carlos Queiroz, and their hopes for the 2018 World Cup.

Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung’s call-ups for South Korea and their race to be fit.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made the recently released 12-name shortlist for FIFA coach of the Year. But there is a former No. 2 at Old Trafford who is arguably more deserving of inclusion.
The likes of Mourinho, as well as Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, have spent hundreds of millions of pounds for uncertain league performances. However, Carlos Queiroz’s achievements with Iran have been truly impressive.
The Mozambique-born manager has been quietly turning Team Melli into…

Iran omit Masoud Shojaei from World Cup squad after game vs. Israeli side

FC’s Yasmin Hamid and PJ Roberts look at high-flying Iran under Carlos Queiroz, and their hopes for the 2018 World Cup.

Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung’s call-ups for South Korea and their race to be fit.
Sweden-born midfielder Saman Ghoddos has been called up for the first time by Iran coach Carlos Queiroz, but there is no place in the squad for veteran Masoud Shojaei.
Shojaei fell foul of Iranian authorities earlier this month when he played for his club side Panionios in the Europa League against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Iranian sportsmen are not permitted to compete against Israelis, with Iran not recognising Israel’s right to exist. Reports previously suggested both Shojaei and Ehsan Hajsafi,…

Queiroz is flying the flag for Asia in Iran

FC’s Yasmin Hamid and PJ Roberts look at high-flying Iran under Carlos Queiroz, and their hopes for the 2018 World Cup.

South Korea to feel pressure vs. ‘European’ Iran – Park Ji-Sung

Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung’s call-ups for South Korea and their race to be fit.

Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts break down Thailand’s resilient 1-1 draw with the UAE in World Cup Qualifying.
Manchester United legend Park Ji-Sung has called upon South Korea fans to get behind their team against a “European” Iran in a vital 2018 AFC World Cup qualifier in Seoul on Aug. 31.
Coach Shin Tae-Yong called up English Premier League stars Son Heung-Min and Ki Sung-Yeung in his first squad on Monday. Games in the K-League have been cancelled on the weekend of Aug. 27 and 28 to give Shin more time with his players.
While Iran have already booked their spot in next year’s tournament as they sit…

Iran government bars Masoud Shojaei, Ehsan Haji Safi after they faced Israelis

Iran has barred two players from national team duty for life after they faced an Israeli club in the Europa League, a government official said on

Son Heung-Min training again, Ki Sung-Yueng ‘questionable’ for Korea

Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts break down Thailand’s resilient 1-1 draw with the UAE in World Cup Qualifying.
South Korea head coach Shin Tae-Yong has put a question mark over the availability of Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng for his nation’s crunch World Cup qualifying match against Iran on Aug. 31.
The Koreans need to pick up a win against the Iranians, who have already qualified for Russia 2018. That would get their campaign back on track following a loss against Qatar in early June that put the country’s hopes of qualifying for a ninth straight World Cup in jeopardy.
Ki underwent knee surgery…

Ex-Manchester United assistant Queiroz backs Vingada at Malaysia

Jason Dasey and Stanley Bernard break down JDT’s AFC Cup second leg against Ceres that saw them ousted by a controversial penalty.

Carlos Queiroz worked with Nelo Vingada with Portugal U20 and Iran’s national side.
Former Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz has given his vote of confidence to Nelo Vingada, despite the Malaysia’s new national coach making a losing start.
Portugal’s Vingada saw his first game in charge end in a costly 2-1 defeat at home to Lebanon in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying on Tuesday.
But current Iran manager Quieroz, who worked alongside Vingada as Portugal won consecutive Under-20 World Cups in 1989 and 1991, has backed his compatriot to succeed.
“I have been to Malaysia…

Carlos Queiroz insists that Iran ‘will not go to Russia as tourists’

Serdar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi scored in each half to punch Iran’s ticket to the 2018 World Cup. Carlos Queiroz has been making history this week with Iran, and he wants to do so again next summer.
On June 12, Team Melli, as the national team is known, qualified for the World Cup — the first time they’ll be in back-to-back competitions — and now their sights are set on a debut appearance in the knockout stages.
Not long before midnight at the iconic Azadi Stadium in Tehran, the Mozambique-born manager was thrown into the air by his squad of Iranian players after they had defeated Uzbekistan…

China coach Marcello Lippi accepts Iran were better in World Cup qualifier

Mehdi Taremi’s shot trickled over the line as Iran earned a much needed 1-0 win over China in Group A.
Marcello Lippi lauded Carlos Queiroz’s Iran team as he conceded China still have a lot of improvements to make after seeing his side’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup diminish further with a 1-0 defeat,
Mehdi Taremi scored the only goal of the game at a packed Azadi Stadium as Iran notched up their fifth win in seven qualifiers to stand on the verge of qualifying for a second successive World Cup while China’s chances of appearing in Russia slipped further.
Lippi’s team remain on five points…

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