Daei: UAE Will Be Tough For Iran

GOAL - Iran coach Ali Daei knows that next week’s 2010 World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates will be a tough match.

After three defeats in Group Two of qualification, UAE are in desperate need of a result in Tehran on November 19.

“We are well-aware that the United Arab Emirates will present a very dangerous against us,” Daei said according to Mehr News Agency.

UAE drew 0-0 in Tehran in the previous round of qualification.

“They want to qualify for the final round, so they are determined to get all three points. It will be tough to to beat them.”

Daei also paid tribute to the prodigal son of Iranian football – Karim Bagheri who returned to the national team for the first time in seven years last weekend as Iran defeated Qatar 1-0 in a Doha friendly.

"Karim Bagheri is a great player, who played well against Qatar and we will count on him during the match against the UAE team,” said Daei.