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Iran to play friendlies against Greece, Lithuania

Xinhua,February 14, 2018 Adjust font size:

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran will play two friendly matches against Greece and Lithuania in early June, Tehran Times daily reported on Tuesday.

The Iranian team will face Greece on June 2 in Turkey, and Lithuania six days later in their training camp in Russia.

Iran have been drawn along with one-time World Cup champions Spain, UEFA titleholders Portugal and Morocco in Group B in the 2018 World Cup.

They will kick off the competition with a match against Morocco on June 15, Spain in Kazan on June 20 before meeting Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Saransk five days later. Enditem