In World Cup Group B, Wales and Iran open the second match day of the preliminary round on Friday morning. While the Welsh fought to a 1-1 draw against the USA in their opening game, the three-time Asian champions suffered a bitter defeat. The Iranians lost 6-2 against England. Everything you need to know about the group game is summarized here.
Venue: Al-RayyanStadium: Ahmed bin Ali StadiumDate: 25 November 2022 Kick-off: 11am
Germany: ARD, Magenta TVAustria: ORF 1Switzerland: SRF 2
Wales: 1 winIran: 0 winsDraw: 0
Wales: U N N N UIran: S N S U N
Joe Allen reported back in training, but it remains to be seen whether the veteran will be enough for the second group game. There are also question marks over Ethan Ampadu and Harry Wilson.
Wales Startelf (3-4-3): Hennessy – Mepham, Rodon, B. Davies – Roberts, Ramsey, Morrell, N. Williams – Bale, Moore, JamesBank: Ward, A. Davies, Gunter, Lockyer, Cabango, Smith, J. Williams, Harris, Levitt, Ampadu, Colwill, Thomas, Johnson, Wilson
Goalkeeper Alizera Beiranvand suffered a concussion in a serious collision in the first group game and is out for the time being. Hossein Hosseini will be in the starting XI for the 30-year-old.
Iran Startelf (4-5-1: H. Hosseini – Moharrami, Pouraliganji, M. Hosseini, Mohammadi – Jahanbakhsh, Noorollahi, Ezatolahi, Hajisafi, Amiri – TaremiBank: Abedzadeh, Niazmand, Khalilzadeh, Jalali, Ghoddos, Rezaeian, Ansarifard, Azmoun , Torabi, Kanaani, Gholizadeh, Karimi, Cheshmi
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