IR Iran
IR IRAN
Having secured the final qualifying spot in the AFC Women's Asian Cup™ Qualifiers, IR Iran enters the tournament for only the second time in its history.
This was also coincidentally the second time in history that they beat Jordan to qualify for the tournament, doing the same in the 2022 edition of the qualifiers for India.
They enter the upcoming tournament with a new coach in Marziyeh Jafari, and a relativley new squad, the majority of them having not played more than 10 games for their country, leaving IR Iran as one of the potential wildcards for the tournament.
Being the only qualifying team in the Qualifiers to have lost any of their matches, IR Iran has been praised for their resilience by their coach in the lead up to the tournament.
"I am really happy that we were able to make the hearts of the Iranian people happy. Qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup was not easy,” said Jafari.
“We entered the competition with difficult conditions, intensive camps, logistical restrictions and a lot of psychological pressure, but my players fought with all their might and performed beyond expectations."
"The players not only showed high technical quality, but also showed that they are mentally strong and motivated at the level of a great team. This team deserves to be seen."
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