FFIRI has announced,  through its website , that an officials complaints has been sent by the federation to the AFC , The Asian football ruling body , complaining about the bad reception that Team Melli has received in  Thailand while the team is a guest in Bangkok for the return match against Thailand on Friday.  A month ago Iran hosted Thailand in Tehran , and according to the letter of complaint, the Iranian federation provided all the necessary facilities for the Thai squad and ensured that the guests are provide the best accommodation available. Such thing was not reciprocated by the Thai federation which has placed both Thailand and Iran teams in one hotel which is against regulations.

Other points of complaints were also mentioned, such as absence of any Thai football representative in Bangkok airport  to facilitate the entry into the country, which is a customary practice during official football teams visits.

The complaints letter also mentioned that similar bad hosting practices by the Thai was experienced during Esteghlal match against Buriram in the quarter finals of the AFC Champions league and warned the people concerned of the negligence of the Thai federation might become regular occurrences rather than the odd occasions.  FFIRI asked the AFC to remind the Thai FA about their responsibilities and adherence to standard practices while hosting foreign teams.

Letters of complaints of such nature, has hardly made a dent. It is very unlikely that this letter will result in any punitive action by the AFC against the Thai FA.