TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iranian national football team's coach Carlos Queiroz said his players are fully ready for vital match against South Korea in the 2018 World Cup qualifier.

Group A leader Iran will host second-placed Korea Republic at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday evening in a high-octane clash as both teams seek to solidify their hopes of securing a place at the finals of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.

�It�s just another game on the road to Russia 2018. Our players are fully ready for this match. We are going to make the Iranian people happy. I hope fans will support us in this match,� Queiroz said.

�We don�t think about Korea Republic, we think about our qualification. We think about Korea as we think about China, Uzbekistan, Syria and Qatar."

�When we play against Korea it�s a great challenge for us because they have great players and a great team. They have a lot of traditions, they have organized the World Cup and played at the World Cup many times,� former Real Madrid coach added.

�It�s a challenge every time we play Korea, we learn a lot. We don�t have anything to lose when we play them but they have because they have the reputation of being a great team and a country that has organized a World Cup with great players and a great team,� Queiroz concluded.

By Tasnim News Agency