TEHRAN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian national soccer team plans to play a soccer friendly against South Korea and needs to sign an agreement to finalize the match, Persian Football website said.
Based on FIFA's International Match Calendar, South Korea are set to face Iran and Australia in international friendlies.
Two official matches can be scheduled between June 7 and 11. However, it has not been determined on which of those dates Australia and Iran will take on the Taeguk Warriors.
Iran are the top Asian Football Confederation (AFC) team in the FIFA rankings at No. 21, 16 spots ahead of South Korea and 20 spots above Australia.
South Korea have faced Iran 30 times, with an all-time record of nine wins, eight draws and 13 losses. The Taeguk Warriors' last win over Iran came in January 2011 in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League.
In subsequent meetings, Iran enjoyed four consecutive 1-0 victories over South Korea before they played out a goalless draw during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in August 2017.
