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THE TRINIDAD and Tobago football team, dubbed “the Soca Warriors”, will be heading to Brazil, not to compete in this year’s FIFA World Cup but to face Iran in a friendly international at Sao Paolo on June 8.

The game will take place at the Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo (scheduled to be completed by April 15), which will be hosting the World Cup Group A opening match between hosts Brazil and Croatia (on June 12).

The Stephen Hart-coached TT outfit will only have four days to prepare for their matchup against Iran, as they are carded to face hosts Argentina in a friendly meeting on June 4 in La Plata.

According to a media release from the TT Football Association (TTFA), this game arose after initial discussions between the local governing body, an international match agent and Iran coach Carlos Queiroz (the former Portugal, United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Real Madrid tactician and Manchester United assistant).

“This is another massive game for our national team,” said TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee.

“I think the match comes at a really good time and will be a fantastic opportunity for our current national senior team to experience playing such a game just mere days before the start of the World Cup and in the country where all the action will be taking place. I am excited by this and it will allow our country’s national flag to be flown in Brazil which is always a very proud moment.

“This game will hopefully go a long way in helping prepare our players for our upcoming Caribbean Cup campaign later this year and for our 2018 Russia World Cup campaign,” Tim Kee added.

Tim Kee also continued his expression of gratitude towards Sport Minister Anil Roberts, the Ministry of Sport and the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) for their ongoing support to the various national teams and the TTFA development programmes.