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Comments: Germany is not the same anymore
Comments: 6 killed in shooting at German youth welfare center
Comments: rankings after two knockout games:
Comments: I was almost correct in my prediction..., but not quite!!!
Comments: One of the problems with the current format is that two good teams like Japan and Brazil will run into each other earlier than they should, one eliminating the other while some BS teams are still alive!
Comments: Damn, Brazil scored in minute '97. 
Comments: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaI3wQts7mq/ More evidence FIFA is fully corrupt
Comments: شما هواتون چند درجس ؟ 😂😂🌡️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ77GOIBV-i/
Comments: Ta 3 nashe bazi nashe https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaKN-WZIbds/?igsh=NWY5aTl4bGc5dGMy
Comments: The fact that TM had 3 goals reversed due to, at best, questionable offside calls is a record in WC history, I think. I don’t recall any team losing 3 goals in 3 games with calls that at best could have been 50/50! 3 crucial goals! 3 goals that each one by itself could have changed everything for TM. 3 offside calls that even if correct technically, was within few inches from being onside! If I’m not mistaken, in European league they have a rule that VAR is not perfect and they allow a window of 5 centimeter zone for the offside rule. It means that they realize the VAR, the angle, the exact timing of the released ball could be wrong by about 5 centimeters and should not be called.
Comments: For what it's worth, There was part of me who thought we would lose all three games in this World Cup, simply because of all the background events going on, including the war, lack of preparation, mental state, US's psychological warfare, etc. The fact that we were undefeated, is an amazing feat in itself. My realistic expectation was a win, a loss and a draw in our three games (respectively), gaining us 4 points, fully expecting us to advance with 4 points. So, the results were overall let down for me.
Comments: Farid, Historical perspectives: - I fee that the performance we had 8 years ago, defeating Morocco, drawing against Portugal and losing only by one goal (0-1) against Spain, was the best points tally of any tournament (Four), although we still didn’t qualify to the knockout stage, then. - It is important to note that in the game with Spain, we also scored a equalizing goal that was pulled back due to an offside, that was barely there. It makes you think there is a conspiracy against Iran. On a last note, I would have to say I believe most of our achievements were due to the hard work of our players. Although I do not dismiss GN’s coaching methodology completely, I was dismayed to see how he held back for 15 minutes against Egypt at the end, probably “thinking” that the 3 points will be sufficient to get us through to the next round. If so, this was the most monumental “Failed Decisions” in our World Cup history and I will never forgive him for that. This is how Iranian-born coaches were thinking for decades until we brought CQ onboard, and frankly we still owe much of our success to him.
Comments: Faramarz, I hate to go back and question this and that, but I do it anyway! Yes, we should have won the first game. I understand all the issues the team had. I understand they were nervous and frustrated. I understand they were treated unfairly but we should have won that game regardless. Against Belgium, I didn’t have any expectations. I thought a tie would be the best outcome before the game. I still thought it was the best outcome until the player got a red card. After that, I thought we would change strategy and put in couple of younger, faster, fresher players but we didn’t. Against Egypt, once again I thought we were underdogs. Specially after the early goal. What upset me most, even more than the offside ruling or the missed penalty, it was the fact that we were playing for a tie against a team that was obviously tired and a player was hurt in their team. We were still looking at the possibility of advancing with 3 points. I hate the fact that we were told, we have some crazy percentage of success with a tie. I thought we could have taken a risk with 3 fresh players we could sub to push forward even more. How could a coach leave 3 subs unused when a win would have guaranteed a spot? Guaranteed, not waiting for other teams to get the result for us. I would have personally preferred a loss in the game if we tried for a win.
Comments: I have everyone's predictions for today's games:
Comments: I am on the same boat as Zinsky. I was not even expecting three points and so, compared to my expectations, they did well. But compared to the past, I do not think this was the best showing. CQ's 4 points, in a much tougher smaller group IMO was the best. Looking back, I now feel that the performance against NZ was such a let down and the reason we did not qualify to the next round. We new a few facts going into the tournament: 1. Any team and all teams will score on this team. With some luck we escaped the Belgium game but NZ scoring two on this TM was ridiculous and the reason for failure. 2. We knew that there would not be any plan for attack and that the team would show no strategy. I thought this was mostly true but not entirely as bad as the qualifying. It did help that we had to park the bus in a couple of games. That is easier to manage strategy-wise. What was the big difference, IMO, it was not the planning or the coaching. In these games, the players were motivated. Almost like the CQ era, except that then they were motivated for most games throughout the qualifying and the WC. Here, they were only motivated for the three games.
Comments: Farid, It’s hard to tell if this was the best showing for TM. 1st of all with more teams, going to next round should have been easier. 2nd, not losing any games is great but we did have a tournament with 4 points and still didn’t qualify Lastly, this was not the tournament that was meant to be fair for TM and it wasn’t. Zero preparation, domestic games suspended and all the visa issues were already putting TM in a mess. They did much better than I expected. I thought they could get 3 points but only from New Zealand. I expected a loss for the other 2 games.
Comments: The more complicated the rules are, the easier to manufacture them. Offside rules are designed to be complicated. It doesn’t have to be. If there are questions about it, it should not be called. Won’t be 100% fair but better than this. And it should not be used if there are multiple players inside the penalty area and ball is being bounced around.
Comments: Iran’s president says $6B in frozen assets in Qatar to be released as US talks challenged Speaking on Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of Iranian funds held by Qatar, a key mediator along with Pakistan in the negotiations. Read more. Pezeshkian’s mention of the funds appear aimed at selling the Iranian public on the interim deal, which he called a “great victory for the Iranian people,” as Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz has been challenged. So far, U.S. officials say no frozen Iranian assets have been released. Qatar as well has not acknowledged any such transfer. Pakistan has said talks will resume Tuesday between the U.S. and Iran on the terms of their interim deal. The Trump administration on Sunday said nothing has been canceled and technical talks are on track for the coming days. Iran has yet to say whether it will take part.
Comments: Very sad about how things turned out with TM. They played really well. Is this the best showing in a WC by TM? Brazil 3 - 1 Japan Brazil in 90 Germany 2 - 0 Paraguay in 90 Netherlands 3 - 0 Morocco in 90 Cote d'Ivory 1-2 Norway in 90 France 3-1 Sweden in 90 Mexico 2-0 Ecuador in 90
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