Iran vs Qatar football prediction: Hardly any surprises

The second semi-final of the tournament is a match between Iran and Qatar. Iran is considered to be better than the host team. However, the match between South Korea and Jordan is a warning to Iran. Coach Amir Ghalenoei understands that it is impossible to be subjective against a weaker opponent.

Iran vs Qatar Prediction

When Australia, Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea all left the 2023 Asian Cup, Iran emerged as the tournament's top contender. They have a squad of quality players including goalkeeper Beiranvand, midfielders Ezatolahi and Ghoddos, and strikers Azmoun, Taremi and Jahanbakhsh.

Striker Mehdi Taremi is the hope of the Iranian team

The Iranian team will definitely focus on the attack. Scoring early will help the team gain the upper hand and proactively build a suitable defense. In this match, the Iranian team will welcome the return of striker Mehdi Taremi. The 4-2-3-1 formation is nothing new but still effective if the personnel are arranged in the right positions.

The Iranian team basically has quality players with outstanding speed and technique. But on the other side of the battle line is Qatar - the host of the 2023 Asian Cup. In addition to being the host, they are also the defending champion of the Asian Cup.

Qatar is also the stronger team in attack. Amoez Ali and Afif are the key players. But this is not the right time to play an open game with Iran. Qatar needs to have the right plan to ensure the safety of Barsham's goal before thinking about scoring.

Iran vs Qatar form

For nearly a year, the Iranian team has not lost in any arena. They won 15 matches and drew 3. The Iranian team also beat Qatar 4-0 in a friendly match in October 2023.

Qatar team maintained an unbeaten streak of 12 matches since the Asian Cup in 2019.

Prediction: Iran 3-1 Qatar

Expected lineup:

Iran team: Beiranvand, Hajisafi, Rezaeian, Khalilzadeh, Ezatolahi, Ghayedi, Azmoun, Ghoddos, Jahanbakhsh, Gholizadeh, Mehdi Taremi.

Qatar team: Meshaal Barsham, Pedro Miguel, Almahdi Ali, Mohammed Waa, Tarek Salman, Hassan Al Haydos, Lucas Mendes, Ahmed Fathy, Jassem Gaber, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali.

Mai Phuong

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