The Iranian outfit defeated Palestine 5-0 while host Iraq outclassed Bangladesh 7-0 in the same group.
“Palestine played very well against us in the first half. I think they would be a tough opponent for Qatar and Iraq in our group,” Iran coach Ali Dustimehr said.
Iran will play Qatar on Wednesday.
Thirty-nine Asian teams divided into 4 groups of six and 3 groups of five teams each.
Top two teams from each of the groups and best third team from West and East zones will qualify for the tournament.
