The planning and coordination of the friendly matches of the Iranian football team entered its most complicated phase; A challenge that, according to the recent statements of the head of the football association, went beyond technical issues and took on political dimensions.

The planning and coordination of the friendly matches of the Iranian football team entered its most complicated phase; A challenge that, according to the recent statements of the head of the football association, went beyond technical issues and took on political dimensions.

After the end of the team's camp and the confrontation with Uzbekistan and Russia, which led to the defeat of the Iranian national football team, the association requested to hold the third preparatory meeting in Fifadi in October, and according to the head of the Iranian Football Association, negotiations were conducted with the federations of "Guinea-Bissau" and "Guinea-Bissau".

This match was supposed to take place in Qatar or Turkey, but both of these matches were also canceled as was the match against Venezuela, so Maharama's Fifadi bag could be closed in just two matches.

Mehdi Taj, the head of the Football Association on Sunday, October 12, referring to the cancellation of these competition networks, said: "The main reason for the cancellation of the competitions was the direct intervention of the governments. Federations that are party to the contract announced that they had to withdraw at the behest of their governments and have no authority in this regard.