Ahead of the 2022 World Cup, we did our first World Cup-themed episode in the build-up to this winter's World Cup. Of course, as Welsh men, we wanted to delve into one of Wales' group mates and that led us to look at Iran - their previous World Cup exploits and a look ahead to what they could do at Qatar 2022. Joining us to discuss all things Team Melli was Arya Allahverdi of the Gol Bezan podcast - a podcast dedicated to the Iranian national team (and who very recently interviewed fellow group mate Gareth Southgate).

Arya's Choices

1. Arya: Iran 0-1 Argentina ( at the 2014 World Cup)
2. Iran 1-0 Morocco (at the 2018 World Cup)
3. Saeid Ezatolahi 

Matt's Choices

1. USA 1-2 Iran (at 1998 World Cup)
2. Ashfin Ghobti 
3. Mehdi Tarimi 

Marc's Choices

1. Nasser Hejazi 
2. Carlos Queiroz vs Choi Kang Hee in 2014 World Cup qualification
3. Masoud Shojaei (2018)


You can follow Arya on Twitter at @Arya_Allahverd and his podcast Gol Bezan at @GolBezan.

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig