Amir Ghalenoei, before leaving Tijuana, claimed that one of the achievements of Iran’s national football team was that “greats of the world and football legends of the world, such as Mourinho, Thierry Henry, Zlatan and Gary Neville, talked about the quality of Iranian football.” He also said: “We didn’t make it to the next round, but we achieved a lot. This is also the respect that God granted us.”