Good start for Iran
The journey to Qatar 2022 began on 10 September and Iran scored a 2-0 win over Hong Kong. And just like four years ago, this qualification campaign also started with… Read more »
A four-month suspension for Ghoddos
Iranian football fans surely can’t be happy about FIFA’s four-month suspension on midfielder Saman Ghoddos. This goes back to last year when Ghoddos momentarily had agreed to sign with Spanish… Read more »
Iraq: Unfinished Business
Ever since the quarterfinal between Iran and Iraq at the 2015 Asian Cup, I have wanted revenge like no other. The opportunity did present itself at the group stage of… Read more »
Bahrain: A Familiar Enemy
There are plenty of national teams in the Middle East that aren’t on good terms with Team Melli. But Bahrain is a team that made a name for itself by… Read more »
Hong Kong: The Wild Card?
The national team of Hong Kong has not been anything special in the world of football. But as is always the case, footballers have to respect their opponents and go… Read more »
Cambodia: The Angkor Warriors
It is always my intention to be respectful towards other opponents but I do not know a lot about the national team of Cambodia. The majority of the Cambodian roster… Read more »
Four teams for Wilmots to analyze
We are ready for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and Iran learned its opponents for the second round of qualifying on 17 July. Iran has been placed in Group C… Read more »
Are more Team Melli footballers headed to Europe?
Summer can always be fun because of the excitement of our Iranian footballers transferring to different clubs. We obviously want more of our footballers to play for better clubs, but… Read more »
Analyzing Wilmots’ First Two Matches
Arya Allahverdi comes back for the newest edition of Team Melli Talk to break down Marc Wilmots’ first two matches in charge of Team Melli. Is Iran on the right… Read more »
Gucci breaks silence! [Video]
Former Team Melli striker Reza Ghoochannejhad recently broke his silence about his disappointment going back to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Gucci had a few things to say… Read more »