Ghalenoei needs $23 million for a match against Argentina
Amir Ghalenoei, the head coach of Iran’s national football team, said on Tuesday, January 19, regarding his plans after qualifying for the World Cup and friendly matches with major world teams, that these teams are all high-level teams, but there are some issues. For example, if we want to play against Argentina, we have to pay $32 million.
Amir Ghalenoei emphasized that this has been our desire and added that we need to gauge our level against big teams so that we can perform with better morale and fewer mistakes in the World Cup.
The head coach of Iran’s national football team stressed that we have submitted this plan in advance so that after qualifying for the World Cup, the officials can arrange good matches during these FIFA days.
In 2024, after 19 years, Iran’s national football team achieved 18th place in the FIFA world ranking.
With two victories in the qualifying round against North Korea and Kyrgyzstan, Iran’s team continued to lead Group A with 16 points and only needs 4 points from its next 4 games to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.