{"id":26057,"date":"2022-11-24T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T12:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1743140"},"modified":"2022-11-24T13:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T12:12:38","slug":"wales-v-iran-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-group-b-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/wales-v-iran-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-group-b-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales v Iran prediction and team news: Who will win Group B game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ned Holmes\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>If Monday\u2019s draw with USA served as Wales\u2019 emotional return to the World Cup after 64 years away, Friday\u2019s game against Iran is all about extending their stay at Qatar 2022 as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Page\u2019s side came from behind to secure a hard-fought and important point against the Americans but the pressure is now on them to secure the three points against their next opponents in Group B, who were beaten 6-2 by England in their opening match.<\/p>\n<p>Failing to beat Iran, who look like the weakest side in the group, would mean handing an advantage to their group rivals and that they\u2019d likely need a famous upset against the Three Lions next week to book their place in the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-today\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup matches on today<\/a> guide | <a href=\"\/\/qatar22wc.ecal.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Add World Cup 2022 fixtures directly to your calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It would be unfair to rule out Carlos Queiroz\u2019s side completely and they\u2019ll be desperate to prove they\u2019re better than Monday\u2019s demolition suggests.<\/p>\n<p>We saw the threat they offer in transition against England, and Wales will know better than to underestimate anyone at a major tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Wales v Iran on TV and online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more World Cup features check out: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-kits-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 kits ranked<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/qatar-world-cup-stadiums-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 stadiums<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-fixtures\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 fixtures<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/best-football-players-world\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best players in the world 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>When is Wales v Iran?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Wales v Iran will kick off at <strong>10am<\/strong> on <strong>Friday 25th November 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Check out all the games coming up with our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-tv-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup TV schedule<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Wales v Iran team news<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Wales predicted line-up:\u00a0<\/b>Hennessey; Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Roberts, Ramsey, Ampadu, Wilson, Williams; Moore, Bale<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Iran predicted line-up: <\/b>H. Hosseini; Moharrami, Pouraliganji, M. Hosseini, Mohammadi; Jahanbakhsh, Noorollahi, Ezatolahi, Hajisafi, Amiri; Taremi<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Wales v Iran prediction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The World Cup has barely begun but already both teams face what feels like a \u2018must-win\u2019 game.<\/p>\n<p>While they\u2019ll back themselves against anyone, Wales won\u2019t want to leave too much to do against England and we can expect to see them try to take control of the game from the off on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kieffer Moore changed the game when he came from the bench at halftime against USA and Page surely can\u2019t afford to leave him out of the starting XI against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranians have it in them to cause problems and hurt a backline that looked shaky on Monday but they showed England far too much respect and if they do the same against Wales then it could be a famous first World Cup victory since 1958 for the Dragons.<\/p>\n<p><b>Our prediction: Wales 2-0 Iran (<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>9\/1<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0at <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>bet365<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Wales v Iran odds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">In working partnership with the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">bet365<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has provided the following betting odds for this event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">bet365 odds: Wales (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">23\/20<\/span><\/a>) Draw (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">2\/1<\/span><\/a>) Iran (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">3\/1<\/span><\/a>)*<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">For all the latest World Cup odds and more, visit bet365 today. 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