TEHRAN – Iran U-17 coach Abbas Chamanian said his men have a lot more surprises in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Iran defeated Mexico 2-1 to book a place in the tournament’s quarterfinals, where they will face European champion Spain. “You can wait for more surprises, however we know that the toughest match in the […]
TEHRAN – Iran U-17 coach Abbas Chamanian said his men have a lot more surprises in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Iran defeated Mexico 2-1 to book a place in the tournament’s quarterfinals, where they will face European champion Spain.
“You can wait for more surprises, however we know that the toughest match in the World Cup starts now,” Chamanian said.
“I had said that the match against Mexico would be very tough. We predicted this,” said the 54-year-old coach.
Chamanian ensured that his side will be ready for the European champion in what will be its first-ever quarterfinal showing in the marquee event.
“After group stages, we organized and built our team. From the tactical aspect and from knowledge of the opponent we build again. And also from the mental aspect. Because we need to forget every match we played until now,” Chamanian said.
“Mexico was a tough team but we could have won the match with more goals. Altogether, I am satisfied with the way my boys played against Mexico,” he stated.
