The Persians will meet Qatar on Wednesday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
“Iran is through to the next phase but we want to top the group. We are fully concentrated on this match and without a doubt we will qualify for the fourth round as the top team,” Queiroz told reporters at the pre-match news conference.
“Iran has achieved progress during the past matches but we still have room to improve. We have not yet finished,” he said.
“Match against Qatar is not a must-win game but we want to win,” the 59-year-old added.
No excuse for defeat: Paulo Autuori
Qatar football coach Paulo Autuori said that there is no excuse for defeat against Iran in a World Cup qualifier.
Speaking in a pre-match news conference ahead of Iran clash, Autuori said: “We have a tough task against Iran since they have a great coach and good players, however football is an unpredictable sport.”
“We are going to do our best against Iran and there is no excuse for my team. I’ve been recently named as Qatar coach but I know my players good and we are going to get result against Iran,” the 56-year-old Brazilian said.
Iran is already through to the final qualifying round, while Qatar and Bahrain are trying to book a place for the stage.