TEHRANTIMES - Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz says he has great respect for Uzbekistan but his team is well prepared to beat the Uzbeks.

Iran is scheduled to face Uzbekistan in the 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifier on Wednesday.

“Right now, we are just concentrating on the Uzbekistan match. They are a good team and we have respect for them but we will go to the match to get three points,” Carlos Queiroz said at a pre-match news conference on Tuesday.

“We will do our best in the match but only God knows about the result and we cannot interfere in this regard,” he added.  

“The fans have to back us in our home game. We have to show to all the people in the world that Iran deserves to qualify for the World Cup. We need to show our enthusiasm to Qataris and South Koreans with our fans attending the match at the Azadi Stadium,” former Real Madrid coach stated.

Iran is second in Group A with seven points. South Korea is first on goal difference. The Uzbeks are third with five points, one point ahead of Qatar and Lebanon.