The national team of Portugal is preparing for the match against the national team of Iran, which will take place on Thursday in Tehran as part of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup 2026. The head coach of the team, Portuguese Paulo Bento, aims to increase the training load after the team has gathered its full squad, conducting training sessions at the training base before tomorrow evening, then on the field, emphasizing tactics and playing style that will be used in the match.
It is expected that the delegation will depart for the Iranian capital at dawn on Wednesday, before conducting the main training session at the Azadi Stadium on the same day. The match will take place on Thursday at 19:30 local time (20:00 OAE time). FIFA has appointed the officiating team led by referee Kim Yong-hyun from South Korea, with assistant referee Ji Eun-yeon, second assistant referee Sang Chong-pak, fourth official Jong Kim, VAR Yoo Seong-kim, and assistant VAR Hyun Cho.
