World Cup 2018 Qualification Gets Under Way

[Abtin]

What if, Jordan beats Australia, in Australia, and Syria beats Japan, in Japan?

[perspolis#1]

Klinsman needs to go he's a terrible coach

Watched the full game and he played at least 4 players in the wrong position.

He put a CAM(Diskerud) as a CDM, Put a CDM/CB(Cameron) as a RB, Played a CAM as an LM(Bedoya). He also put Yedlin a RB, as a RM.

They also suffered from a LB shortage and played a CB at that position(Castillo).

I think this board would explode if CQ lined up with O. Ebrahimi as a RB, Taremi as a CDM, Ezzatollahi as a LM. Etc.

They will probably qualify though. Guatemala doesnt look threatening and watching the game it was like watching Iran-Turkmenistan where we were superior but couldnt finish.

[Team Melli Fan]

Watched the full game and he played at least 4 players in the wrong position.

He put a CAM(Diskerud) as a CDM, Put a CDM/CB(Cameron) as a RB, Played a CAM as an LM(Bedoya). He also put Yedlin a RB, as a RM.

They also suffered from a LB shortage and played a CB at that position(Castillo).

I think this board would explode if CQ lined up with O. Ebrahimi as a RB, Taremi as a CDM, Ezzatollahi as a LM. Etc.

They will probably qualify though. Guatemala doesnt look threatening and watching the game it was like watching Iran-Turkmenistan where we were superior but couldnt finish.

Cameron plays as a CB/RB, Bedoya can play down the wings, and Yedlin's speed can be used there also. But I saw the Turkmenistan-Iran resemblance too with all the crosses sent in.

[perspolis#1]

Cameron plays as a CB/RB, Bedoya can play down the wings, and Yedlin's speed can be used there also. But I saw the Turkmenistan-Iran resemblance too with all the crosses sent in.

My bad I thought RB was Camerons third choice and personally like him as a CDM/CB destroyer. My best impression of him was USA-Belgium. Bedoya had a terrible game then. Still Klinsmann using Diskerud as a CDM holder for the first half was abysmal.

Back to Iran. This is the world cup we always miss. The development one. Going through a transition should be when we field our best performances at a WC. Last World Cup our team was old and the pace needed to win wasnt there. Now pace is a strength in our team. As is youth. CQ prepped us for the transition better than any time I remember since I started following Iranian football in 2001.

Think back to the old players we had in 2008/2009 and how our roster had little new fresh blood

[saeed_noro]

What if, Jordan beats Australia, in Australia, and Syria beats Japan, in Japan?

Japan and Australia will definitely qualify as two of the four teams who come second.

for their fifa ranking, their points you can look site 4 or 5 in the other thread.

[Damavand]

Here is the schedule for the last day of Asian Qualifiers. The first time given is US Pacific and the second is CET.

Mar 29

Australia - Jordan.......... 2:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Afghanistan - Singapore.......... 3:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Japan - Syria........ 3:34 AM - 12:34 PM
Phililpines - N Korea.......... 5:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Lebanon - Myanmar.......... 5:00 AM - 2:00 PM
China - Qatar 5:15 AM.......... - 2:15 PM
India - Turkmenistan .......... 5:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Uzbekistan - Bahrain.......... 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tajikistan - Kyrgyzstan.......... 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Palestine - Timor-Leste.......... 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Iraq - Vietnam.......... 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Iran - Oman.......... 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
UAE - KSA.......... 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Maldives - Bhutan.......... 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Australia 1-0 Jordan
29'

[Damavand]

Australia - Jordan 3-0 HT

Jordan is getting Spanked

[Damavand]

Aus Jordan 4-0 min 54

[Damavand]

Aus totally dominating and are attacking even though they are up by 4