No doubt Iran's football has been improving and will continue that trend for the coming years, but the rate of progress is not high enough to shrink the gap between Iran's football and the top level. That should be the goal of every nation's footballing body. To close the gap. For that to happen, player development is key. Not saying there's no player development in Iran, but it's far from impressive.
I remember the days that winning one set against japan and Korea or China was considered a great achievement for our volleyball and look at them now!
There's no reason our football can't do the same, talent is there....
How soon we can close that gap?
I have no idea, I would just enjoy the journey and follow their progress, ups and downs and hope they get there sooner than later.
What's certain is the quality of our football with bare minimum against the likes of Korea with all their wealth and investment who have been dreaming of a victory against us for the last 10 years.