Tasnim - The Iranian national football team boasts an overwhelming record against the Qataris, according to FIFA.
Iran will face Qatar in Doha’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Asia's third qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia on Thursday.
Group A leader Iran travels to Doha to face Qatar in the two sides' tenth FIFA World Cup qualifying meeting. Despite losing 1-0 to Iraq in a pre-match friendly, Carlos Queiroz's men have high hopes of cementing their place at the summit with three points.
Indeed, Team Melli boasts an overwhelming record against the Qataris with five wins and a draw from the past nine qualifying clashes, including triumphing 2-0 at home in the first leg in this campaign.
Sitting second-from-bottom with four points, Jorge Fossati's side know that they must win in order to revive their fortunes.