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"He questioned my loyalty and I told him where to go but one of my big regrets really was that I probably should have ripped his head off."But excellent coach and he's doing an excellent job it has to be said." Iran won their opening game in Group B with a 1-0 win over Morocco and Queiroz said that the victory was beautiful and that his side aimed to create a mental collapse in the Moroccan team. “After so many years in this business, the first game of a World Cup is always difficult and tough and this was no different – but it was also beautiful,” Iran coach Queiroz said of the country’s second-ever World Cup win.
“We started very carefully and I’m sure they studied the Iranian team, we knew they have a very strong and powerful start to the game – always with full speed and a great attacking spirit.“Our strategy was, from the first minute, to create a mental collapse in the Moroccan players, we try to do that by creating frustration and block all the playmakers and the players who can create something.”
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