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PTV - Iran's national soccer team is to play a friendly match against Saipa FC in the inauguration ceremony of the Ali Daei stadium.

First Vice President Parviz Davoudi, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeedi-Kia, and head of Physical Education Organization Mohammad Aliabadi are among the top officials to attend the ceremony at 5: 00 pm local time on Friday.

The Ali Daei Stadium is a 20,000-seater stadium which is located in Ardebil in Iran.

The stadium is part of a much larger sports complex that expands over 40,000 square meters.

Iran's Football Federation (IFF) selected world-record international scorer Ali Daei as the national team's head coach on March 2.

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