GBNews published this video item, entitled “Qatar World Cup: ‘Iran is currently ranked 20th in the world. Wales is ranked 19th’ | Ellie Costello” – below is their description.
‘Iran is currently ranked 20th in the world. Wales ranked 19th. It could be a tighter game than you might think.’
Ellie Costello reports live from Cardiff as Wales prepares to face off against Iran at the Qatar World Cup at 10 am this morning.
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Ellie Costello is a TV presenter. She is the Weekend Breakfast Presenter and South-East correspondent on GB News. Prior to GB News, Ellie was a reporter at the BAFTA award-winning, Victoria Derbyshire Programme.
Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979.
Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.
The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historically a multi-ethnic country, Iran remains a pluralistic society comprising numerous ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, the largest being Persians, Azeris, Kurds, Mazandaranis and Lurs.
Qatar is a peninsular Arab country whose terrain comprises arid desert and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes. Also on the coast is the capital, Doha, known for its futuristic skyscrapers and other ultramodern architecture inspired by ancient Islamic design, such as the limestone Museum of Islamic Art. The museum sits on the city’s Corniche waterfront promenade.