year-old hopes to increase his national team games to over 150. Iran needs just one point from the remaining two qualifiers - at home against Bahrain and away to Japan - to qualify for next year's finals in Germany. The former striker of Hertha BSC Berlin, Arminia Bielefeld and Bayern Munich last year received the Iranian badge of merit in recognition of his outstanding achievements in sports and his social engagement for children and young adults. Last November Daei became the first player worldwide to score 100 goals in international football. A street in Teheran is to be named after Daei following the end of his sports career. ---SP 0001 Local Time 2101 GMT