(Qatar World Cup) Iran coach: The team faces the strongest England team since 1966
China News Agency, Doha, November 20th (Reporter Wang Xi) At the pre-match press conference between England and Iran in Group B of the Doha World Cup held on the 20th, the coach of the Iranian team and the Portuguese Queiroz said that the first group match of the Iranian team The opponent will be the most powerful England team since 1966.
"This is the most important game in our lives." Queiroz said that this will be the first time in the history of the Iranian team to face the world powerhouse England. its own strength.
Queiroz admitted that the England team is extremely strong. The team's coach Southgate helped the team successfully replace the old with the new. Talented and most competitive team.
In particular, this England team is unprecedentedly united and technically practical, which makes them the most dangerous opponents of any team.
Although it is considered by the outside world that his strength is significantly higher than that of his opponents, Southgate dare not take the first game of the World Cup lightly.
He said that the process of the first game is destined to be difficult, especially because injuries have become the biggest problem facing the England team.
According to Southgate's confirmation, England defender Kyle Walker and midfielder James Maddison will both miss the first group match, which will make the England team face a lot of challenges in the first game.
It is worth mentioning that the current England captain Harry Kane is only one step away from the old captain Wayne Rooney's national team scoring record.
Prior to this, Kane had scored 51 goals for the England team, only 2 away from Rooney's scoring record.
In this regard, he said that he hopes that he can achieve this goal in Qatar as soon as possible, "I just want to focus on the game. I know that our teammates will create opportunities, and I just need to prepare for the upcoming opportunities." (End )