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Iran national soccer team players pose prior to the start of the group B match between Iran and Portugal at the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia, Monday, June 25, 2018. Japan and South Korea will start fine-tuning for the World Cup with high-profile warm-ups against Brazil next month but there's concerns in Iran that AsiaâÄ™s top-ranked team has been slow off the mark with its preparations. Iran is in Group B with England and the United States at the World Cup which kicks off Nov. 21 in Qatar. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)