Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Iran vs Portugal - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 25, 2018 Iran coach Carlos Queiroz appeals for a VAR review during the match REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Turmoil and uncertainty have become constant companions for the Iranian national team, but coach Carlos Queiroz will look to push aside such distractions and end the country's 43-year Asian Cup title drought at next month's tournament.
Iran last lifted Asian football's most coveted trophy on home soil in 1976, when they completed the third leg of three consecutive championship wins that mark the country out as one of continent's most successful ever.
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