Tasnim – Iran’s U-23 football team will play Syria in two friendly matches in December.
The Iranian team is going to hold a training camp on Kish Island from December 16.
Zlatko Kranjcar’s boys will face Syria on December 18 and 21 on the Persian Gulf island.
The friendly matches will be held as preparation for the qualification phase for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship 2020.
Iran has been drawn along with Iraq, Yemen and Turkmenistan in Group C.
The AFC U-23 Championship 2020 is scheduled to take place in Thailand. It will act as the AFC qualifiers for the men’s football tournament at the 2020 Olympics.