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Iran’s Team Melli to take on Tunisia in World Cup warm-up match

Saturday, 27 January 2018 8:46 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 09 March 2018 3:21 AM ]

The Iran men's national football team (file photo)

The Iran men’s national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, has lined up a friendly against Tunisia as part of its 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup preparations.

Iran's Cultural Attaché to Tunis, Mohammad Assadi Movahed, said the match has been scheduled for March 23, and will be played at the multi-purpose Stade Olympique de Radès stadium in Rades, located about 10 kilometers southeast of the capital Tunis.

During the official 2018 FIFA World Cup draw ceremony at Kremlin State Palace in the Russian capital city of Moscow on December 1, Team Melli joined the Portugal national football team, nicknamed A Selecção, Spain’s La Furia Roja and Atlas Lions of Morocco in the preliminary round of the tournament.

The host nation, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay form Group A in the upcoming quadrennial international sports event.

France is drawn in Group C, and is pitted against Australia, Peru and Denmark.

Argentina, Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria are drawn in Group D.

This picture shows a general view with the groups displayed on screens after the final draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, on December 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Group E consists of Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia.

While the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion Germany, Mexico, Sweden and South Korea shape Group F, Belgium, Panama, Tunisia and England are in Group G.

Group H has Poland, Senegal, Colombia and Japan.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place from June 14 to July 15. Russia will open the event against Saudi Arabia in a Group A fixture at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

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