The head coach of the national team of Turkmenistan told about expectations from the upcoming match

Head coach of Turkmenistan's national soccer team Mergen Orazov told about his expectations from the upcoming match with the Iranian team in the qualifying round of the World Cup 2026 and the Asian Cup 2027. This is reported by the online publication "TurkmenPortal".

The coach of the national team emphasized that despite the unsatisfactory result of the last game with the Iranian team, the Turkmen athletes have the right attitude for the new game and all chances to approach the high level of the opponent. It was noted that according to statistics, the possession of the ball in the previous match against Iran was approximately equal in time, which indicates a good level of passes. After the previous match against Iran in Tehran, according to the head coach, the mistakes made were taken into account, problems were considered and possible solutions were identified.

The game between the national teams of Turkmenistan and Iran within the 4th round of the second qualifying round for the World Cup-2026 and the Asian Cup-2027 will be held on March 26 at 20.00 at the stadium "Ashgabat" local time.