Iran to play Turkey in soccer friendly

TEHRAN, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) --

Iran and Turkey football teams have already played against each other six times. The Turkish side has won four of the matches and two of them have ended in a draw.

Iran has been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

Carlos Queiroz's men will start the campaign with a match against Morocco on June 15.

Iran will also play Algeria in a friendly match ahead of the World Cup.