According to the official website of Iran’s football federation FFIRI, Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, the vice president of the federation, said: “Following the start of the preparation process of the national team for a powerful presence in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, a friendly international match has been finalized against Nicaragua was determined. “Team Melli and Nicaragua will face off on November 10th in Tehran at 19:30. Furthermore, Mohammad Nabi said: “The national team will face the Tunisian national football team in their last preparatory meeting before the start of the World Cup. This meeting will be held on November 16th in Doha, Qatar.

Team Melli has never played Nicaragua and this central American team will be the 124th country that Team Melli has faced in its illustrious history. On the other hand, Iran and Tunis met twice with Tunisia winning once and the other match ending in a draw.