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Ali Daei: 'Prayers will help'
21/05/2006: Both Iran's coach and their captain believe the team can qualify the second round of this summer's World Cup finals.
"I won't say it is definite but I would say we have a great chance because we have top players who love Iran very much in their hearts. They will give their best," captain and national hero Ali Daei told Reuters.
"I am sure the people's prayers will help us as they have in the past."
Despite falling at the first hurdle in their two previous tournaments, coach Branko Ivankovic believes his team are better prepared than in previous tournaments
The Croat believed the sky's the limit for his team. "I am very confident because our injured players including Ali Karimi, Fereydoon Zandi and Vahid Hashemian are on the mend and are in good shape now."
Iran have three German-based players in their squad and all had an opinion on their squad's chances.
27-year-old Ali Karimi who plays for Bayern Munich said: "Football is an unpredictable kind of game. Hopefully we can make the second round but our main objective is to play decent football."
Hannover 96 forward Hashemian added: "We always say we are not afraid of any other teams and we will try to show what we can do in every game."
Midfielder Mehdi Mahdavikia who plays at Hamburg continued: "You have to be realistic, we have not had that much experience in the World Cup. It is our third time. We are playing in tough group.
"Luck always plays a role in a match but you need to get out on the pitch, then see who gets lucky."
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