Team Melli squad left Tehran this afternoon heading to Jordanian Capital, Amman in preparation for the Thursday match against Iraq in the fourth round of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 combined Qualiifers

This morning, the last training session of the team took place at the National Football Center before leaving for Jordan. The training session started at 8 pm on the grounds of the National Football Center. In this session, Majid Hosseini and Milad Mohammadi also joined the national team after arriving from Turkey and Belgium respectively. With the last two arrivals, the squad was at full strength and the team carried out a training exercise with everyone available for the first time

 At the start of the training, players under Kevin, the physical training coach, went through warm-up exercises. Marc Wilmots repeatedly reminded players of this part of the training. The following exercise consisted of a tactical switching between defence and attack, transition and pace. The goalkeepers also did their own specifical training. In the final part of the training, the squad was divided into two groups that played against each other.

The match against Iraq will take place at Amman International Stadium on Thursday, November 14 at 17:30 pm Tehran Time