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Iran coach Queiroz treats each World Cup qualifying game as final

Xinhua, September 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ahead of Tuesday's FIFA World Cup qualifying game against China, Iran coach Carlos Queiroz said here Monday that he treats each game as final.

Thye 63-year-old Queiroz told the pre-match press conference, "China is a good team, very quick and strong, and we will try our best to win the game."

When he was asked who is the key player of China, the former Manchester United assistant mentioned three names.

"Wu Lei, Yu Hai and Zheng Zhi are talent football players. But I pay more attention to my own players. Our target is wining the game, no matter where we have the match with whom. We treat each game as final," the Portuguese said. Endit