Group B - Iran, Spain, Portugal, Morocco Discussion

[pajamNL]

Morocco playerlist against Ivory Coast

Goalkeepers
Munir El Kajoui (Numancia/Spanje)
Yassine Bounou (Gérone/Spanje)
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (IRT/Marokko)
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid/Spanje)
Badr Banoun (Raja Casablanca/Marokko)
Fouad Chafik (Dijon/Frankrijk)
Ghanem Saiss (Wolverhampton/Groot-Brittannië)
Hamza Mendil (Lille/Frankrijk)
Jawad Yamiq (Raja/Marokko)
Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/Italië)
Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce/Turkije)
Oualid El Hajjam (Amiens/Frankrijk)f
Midfield
Amine Harit (Schalke 04/Duitsland)
Fayçal Fajr (Getafe/Spanje)
Hakim Ziyech (Ajax/Nederland)
Ismaïl Haddad (WAC/Marokko)
Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord/Nederland)
Mbarek Boussoufa (Al Jazira/Verenigde Arabische Emiraten)
Nordine Amrabat (Leganes/Spanje)
Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord/Nederland)
Soufiane Boufal (Southampton/Groot-Brittannië)
Younès Belhanda (Galatasaray/Turkije)
Attackers
Achraf Bencharki (Moghreb Fez/Marokko)
Khalid Boutayeb (Malatyasport/Turkije)
Mimoun Mahi (Groningen/Nederland)
Rachid Alioui (Nîmes/Frankrijk)

[pajamNL]

Morocco will play a whole lot of games the coming month, not just friendlies. Also African Nations Cup ;

http://uk.soccerway.com/teams/morocco/morocco/1509/

Sat 13/01/18 ANC Morocco Mauritania
Wed 17/01/18 ANC Morocco Guinea
Sun 21/01/18 ANC Sudan Morocco
Fri 23/03/18 ACO Morocco Malawi

[teammelli91]

So what?

Do you think I would’ve thought Iran would easily beat Panama or Russia had we been grouped together? No.

Friendly games do expose a few features and personalities of a team, but beating Panama doesn’t mean we would 100% beat them if we were grouped together. The World Cup is a completely different atmosphere + motivation + aspiration + to fight for the colors of your nation.

I don’t give a rat’s ass if Morocco beat South Korea 3-1. Iran will bleed for Iran in the World Cup and Morocco will do the same for their country. Let’s please stop this delusional nonsense of jumping to conclusion as soon as we see a current result or news.

[euphory]

^ i so agree! and the highlight of that hakim ziyech or whatever.. dont forget that the defense in eredivisie is soorakh. and TM isnt! I bet if Venezuela would qualify we would panic and go crazy that Venezuela will own us because they played out to a draw in the qualifications against Argentina.. last world cup runner ups! please stop underestimating your TM. Iranians tend to do that so Much i didnt come to pfdc after the draw just because of this shitty mentality and to save myself from all the negative posts!

[shahabGAOL]

After hearing what Ali Daei said i am getting afraid a bit and what he said about Morocco. But on the otherside we become a stronger football and have Sardar Azmoun the new Messi

[Ardalan]

Marakesh aslan teame badi nist, amma baazihaayi ke tazegi didam kheili ehsasati hastan va zod tamarkoz raa az dast midan.

Agar nakhostin baazi ra betonim bebarim ba Porteghal har chizi mitoni pish biyaad, chera ke Queiroz kheili talebe Porteghal ra shekast bede va football in keshvaare khodesh raa khoob

mishnase.

[GoIran]

Played friendly October 10th, Morocco won 3-1 vs. South Korea

Their Legionairres are much better...

Benatia ( Juventus - Starter)
Hakimi - ( Real Madrid - occasional starter in big games)
Saiss ( Wolves)
Dirar ( Fenerbache, ex monaco captain)
Hakim Ziyech ( Ajax)
Boufal ( Southampton)
Amrabat ( Ex Watford, Malaga, now Leganes)
Belhanda ( Galatasaray)
Sofyan Amrabat and El Ahmadi ( Feyenoord)

They have 4 players in their last 25 man squad that are not legionairres. LOL

Morocco fielded their B-team in the Korea friendly and still they enjoyed an easy victory over the Koreans.

Their starting eleven in the match.
http://soccerway.com/matches/2017/10...rocco/2615378/

GK Bounou (Girona/ESP) - 10 caps
DF Chafik (Digion/FRA) - 10 caps
DF El Yamiq (Raja Casablanca) - 3 caps
DF Banoun (Raja Casablanca) - 2 caps
DF Nahiri (Wydad Casablanca) - 2 caps
MF Fajr (Getafe/ESP) - 20 caps
MF Bennasser (Caen/FRA) - 11 caps
MF Harit (Schalke 04/GER) - 2 caps
FW Tannane (Las Palmas/ESP) - 9 caps
FW Haddad (Wydad Casablanca) - 6 caps
FW Mahi (Groningen/NED) - 2 caps

No Benatia (Juventus), Dirar (Fenerbahçe), Hakimi (Real Madrid), Belhanda (Galatasaray), El Ahmadi (Feyenoord), Ziyech (Ajax), Boufal (Southampton) etc....
They aren't an easy opponent at all.

[Bessos]

Fun info:

Iran will be wearing white in all of the 3 group stage matches.

[Damavand]

Fun info:
Iran will be wearing white in all of the 3 group stage matches.

That will be a first for in every WC including 78 Iran wore red in at least one game.

78 VS Peru
98 VS USA
06 VS Mexico
14 VS Argentina

If we manage to qualify to the round of 16 we will most likely be wearing White again since both Russia and Uruguay wear Non White.

[inarsenewetrust]

Morocco have the best chance of beating portugal to second. They are a very strong team. Incredible list of legionairres, but they play well as a team and have an experienced good coach

[ehsan singapore]

Morocco have the best chance of beating portugal to second. They are a very strong team. Incredible list of legionairres, but they play well as a team and have an experienced good coach

i still believe if it come down to pressure and tactic, we are above them, we have players who played in world cup, a coach who is master in european and african football, i am sure we can come up with a plan, we have to win, CQ must tell the players the first game is do or die

[persiangodfather]

Let's just wait and see that's all we can do

[Damavand]

The one main advantage we have over Morocco is our coach. They may have more legionnaires in better teams, but on game day CQ's knowledge and experience should prevail.

[KhodadadAzizi]

I really hope Iran can get their first World Cup win 20 years against Morocco.

[inarsenewetrust]

Beat morocco and aim for one point from Spain + Portugal. In CQ we trust.