Football. ua presents to your attention the preview of the B match between Morocco and Iran.
Group B, 1st round, Friday, June 15, 18:00. St. Petersburg. Arbiter - Sergey Karasev. Broadcasting the match on Inter.
Having joined the group with the current champions of Europe by the Portuguese and traditionally powerful Spaniards, the teams of Morocco and Iran automatically received the status of outsiders of the quartet B. However, these teams are not as simple as they seem at first glance.
The composition of the Moroccans consists entirely of very well-known names representing good clubs of the top 5 European championships. At the same time, he is backed by several stars, such as Juventus defender Mehdi Benatya, Ajax's midfielder Hakim Zieh, midfielder Yunes Belkhanda who is now well-known for Kiev Dynamo fans, now playing for Galatasaray, and even the recent winner of the Champions League in Real Madrid - young Ashraf Hakimi. To all this, you can add a very serious specialist at the helm of the team - Herve Renard - who managed to create a very high quality and "playing football" team.
Thus, the underestimation of the Moroccan team can be costly to its rivals, because under certain circumstances these guys may well challenge the ambitions of Spain or Portugal to leave the group.
As for Iran, he is an outsider both in the reporting match, and in the whole in the quartet. This team does not have star names and masterful top performers, however, it is able to give battle to any opponent. The most experienced coach Karlush Keirush created from Iranians a very efficient and strong team, strong primarily by the interaction of players on the field, the character and the impenetrable protective line.
The match against Iran will be decisive for Morocco, as for the fight against Spain and Portugal for reaching the 1/8 finals in this match, you need to take the maximum points. It is likely that the Moroccans will succeed, because the class of players who represent this team, yet must affect the end result.
Approximate compositions:.
Morocco: Mohamedi - Amrabat, Benatya, Saiss, Hakimi - Boussoufa, Ahmadi - Harit, Belhanda, Zieh - Kaabi Iran: Beirankvand - Rezaian, Cheshmi, Puraliganji, Mhammadi - Ebrahimi, Shojaei - Taremi, Jahanbahsh - Azmun In doubt: Dirar Injured: no Disqualified: Ezzatolahi (Iran) Interesting facts:.
In the last 6 official fights, Morocco has kept its gates dry.
Iran does not know the taste of defeat in the last 18 official matches.
In the last 8 of the 10 official matches with the participation of Morocco, no more than 2. 5 goals.
These teams have not previously met in the World Cup. The only comradely match in history between them ended in a draw.
Coaches say:.
Herve Renard - Morocco:.
"There are a lot of good teams in this tournament that are favorites in comparison with us. Nevertheless, we are not here to just take a picture in St. Petersburg ".
Carlos Quiruz - Iran:.
"We know that victory in tomorrow's match will be important for both teams, but we arrived here for a specific purpose, therefore we must win and put in our piggy bank all three points. Our players are full of enthusiasm and energy. Victory in football is like a drug. We know that if we can win the first match, we will be more motivated and energetic in the following games. Therefore, in the match with Morocco, we will attack safely to score ".
forecast 1: 0.