به‌دلیل برگزاری مراسم نوروزی در شهرهای کردنشین ایران ده‌ها نفر بازداشت‌ و احضار شدند

Hooman Afazli in an interview with Sports News:
Dragan Skucic's fired in the minds of the people and the federation!

Our country's football expert believes that with the heavy defeat of the Iranian national team against South Korea, the continuation of Dragan Skucic's work in our national team will be accompanied by problems.

Regarding the recent defeat of the Iranian national team against South Korea, Hooman Afazli told Sports News: "This defeat was somewhat predictable." Mehdi Taremi, Sadegh Moharremi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeed Ezatollahi, that is, we did not have about 40% of the main composition of the national team, and on the other hand, our guys had only practiced together for one session.

He continued: "On the other hand, 60,000 Korean spectators cheered their team in unison until the final whistle, and this can make it difficult for any team." At the same time, we did not have a good start in either the first or the second half. The third ball often reached the Korean players and we had problems in all lines. Of course, it is my opinion that in the absence of Saeed Ezatollahi, Kamal Kamyabi Nia might have been more efficient because he has enough experience and has played more with Ahmad Nourol

The former national team coach reminds us: The goal scored by South Korean captain Sean was scored from exactly the same area and our defensive midfielder should not have allowed the Tottenham star to shoot. Shoja Khalilzadeh became a right-back because Skochic did not want Daniel Ismailifar's first official national game to be a sensitive game against South Korea, and I give him the right not to take risks.

In response to our question about how he sees the future of Dragan Skucic's work in the Iranian national team, Hooman Afazli says: "There are wins and losses in football, but the important thing is how we manage this defeat." In my opinion (reiterates) I think Dragan Skucic has been fired in the minds of the people and the football federation and his work with the national team is over. This may not happen today and tomorrow, but we may see changes on the national team bench before the start of the World Cup.

 Iraqi  defeated the UAE by one goal

According to ISNA, in the last match of the ninth week of the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region, the Iraqi football team hosted the UAE, which managed to defeat the team by one goal and increase its chances of participating in the Asian playoffs.

Ali Hassan Ali Salmin scored Iraq's only goal in the 53rd minute.

In this group, South Korea is leading with 23 points and Iran is in second place with 22 points. The UAE with 9, Iraq with 8 and Lebanon with 6 points are in the third to fifth places and have only one game to play in the playoffs against Australia.

In the final week of the World Cup qualifiers in Asia, Iran will host Lebanon, the UAE will face South Korea at home, and Iraq will host Syria.

 Ecuador  qualified for the World Cup from South America

Ecuador participated in the World Cup three times so far and has managed to advance from its group once. The team will now be participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for the fourth time.

The Iranian team competed with Somayeh Yazdani, Mandana Dehghan, Sajedeh Seyahian and Reyhaneh Khatouni and won a medal in the team time trial for the first time.

Earlier, the Iranian men's team won a bronze medal in the same event.

The result of the contest is as follows:
1. Uzbekistan with a time of 32 minutes and 14 seconds
2- Kazakhstan with a time of 32 minutes and 24 seconds
3- Iran with a time of 34 minutes and 16 seconds

We are mainly a nation with negative psychics, and your article proves that. Instead of concentrating on some positives we have, we constantly beat on a sick bush.

we lost against South Korea, so that while losing the lead, the issue of ranking and ranking of the World Cup will be considered by everyone.

The ranking  is such that the teams are arranged according to the FIFA rankings and are placed in 4 ranks. The Qatari national team is in the first place in terms of hosting, and behind it will be the national teams of Belgium, Brazil, France, Argentina, and so on.

* Iran most likely in the third side

Some believed that Iran would be in second place if they won against South Korea, but given the ranking and conditions of the teams that advanced, this was far from happening. On the other hand, with the defeat of Iran, some worried that Iran would not go to the fourth seed, which also seems impossible.

The latest FIFA rankings will be announced on April 10. A ranking that is very much dependent on games these days and can make changes in the ranking.

Now, in the first round of the World Cup, the position of the teams of Qatar, Belgium, Brazil, France, Argentina, England and Spain has been determined. If  Portugal beat Northern Macedonia, they will be in the first tier, but if this team, like Italy, is eliminated, the Danish national team (ninth) will be in the first tier.

The teams of the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and Uruguay are definitely in the second side, and the important point in this side will be the conditions of the United States and Mexico.

The US and Mexico drew and Costa Rica won against Canada. There are still 2 games on the North American continent and it remains to be seen how the situation in that group will go.

The North American quota is 3.5 and the fourth team will go to the playoffs and will be placed in the fourth place if it is promoted.

The important point is that if the United States and Mexico register their ascent directly (in other words, they are in the first to third place), they will definitely be in the second place.

In the current FIFA rankings, the teams of Sweden and Senegal are also higher than Iran. Sweden defeated the Czech Republic last night to face Poland on 9 April. If Sweden wins against Poland, this team will also be ranked higher than Iran in Seybandi.

Senegal will also play two tough round-robin matches with the Egyptian national team in the African play-offs.

Another important point is the condition of of Colombia and Peru; Although Colombia is currently ranked 19th in the world and higher than Iran, but if it goes to the World Cup under any circumstances, it will still be in the fourth place because it has reached Qatar in the playoffs.

How will Iran be in the second tier?

Iran is currently ranked 21st in FIFA. Although the defeat against South Korea may change Iran's ranking, it is possible that Iran will be in second place under a far-fetched situation.

According to the issues raised, in the second side, the position of the teams of the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and Uruguay has been determined. 5 teams are in this position and 3 teams must be added to it.

Iran can reach the second tier in the following conditions: (If Iran's ranking in the FIFA ranking does not change much)

1- The Portuguese national team loses against Northern Macedonia so that Denmark is in the first place.

2. Between the United States and Mexico, a team gives its place to Costa Rica and falls to fourth place in the World Cup qualifiers in North America.

3. Sweden and Senegal do not advance to the World Cup. Sweden will have to face Poland in the selection, while Senegal will have two tough games against Egypt.