Road to the 2026 World Cup Thread ( Discussion, Analysis, Schedule etc)

[perspolis#1]

According next FIFA Ranking

Pot 1
Iran
Japan
Australia

Pot 2
S.Korea
Saudi Arabia
Qatar

The Draw between Thailand vs S. Korea was very bad for Korea interest because s. Korea lost some Fifa points

I would take Qatar in that case, sick of playing South Korea, and Saudi doesn't match well for us.

Iran, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, China, Kyrgyzstan.

We would have the majority of possession in these games and Qatar could drop points to UAE/Bahrain/China giving us a lead.

[Nokhodi]

When will the draw take place for round 3?

[oracle]

When will the draw take place for round 3?

First match is early sept

[oracle]

Watched last 15 minutes of afg vs India
the afg announcer was going crazy
He was yelling
Ya Allah khodet havay ma ro dashteh bash
durring pk kick...he lost his voice after pk gol but came back.
love to see afg qualify 3rd rd.

[oracle]

According next FIFA Ranking

Pot 1
Iran
Japan
Australia

Pot 2
S.Korea
Saudi Arabia
Qatar

The Draw between Thailand vs S. Korea was very bad for Korea interest because s. Korea lost some Fifa points

Anyone but s.k please jooneh madaratoon no more s.k..

Ksa would be great
Qatar is revenge
S.k whatever

[Damavand]

When will the draw take place for round 3?

I believe at the end of June.

[Pluto2000]

If Australia is now pot 1,

My ideal Iran group is:
KSA
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Indonesia

Let all hell break loose and lets claw out of it 😁. Maybe finally we can get a good coach if we get humbled once or twice.

Chose the hardest possible group because I wanna see more exciting TM matches and I'm not particularly excited about TM going to play in America in 2026 because American media will make it extremely political and we're gonna get a bunch of stupid diaspora Iranians saying to boycott TM. It's basically going to be 2022 again.

[aria32]

If Australia is now pot 1,

My ideal Iran group is:
KSA
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Indonesia

Let all hell break loose and lets claw out of it 😁. Maybe finally we can get a good coach if we get humbled once or twice.

Chose the hardest possible group because I wanna see more exciting TM matches and I'm not particularly excited about TM going to play in America in 2026 because American media will make it extremely political and we're gonna get a bunch of stupid diaspora Iranians saying to boycott TM. It's basically going to be 2022 again.

Yes exactly. Hoping to get drawn with the Turkmenistan's of the world only results in the same piss poor quality matches that we saw today where no tactics were/could be tested, players aren't motivated, and all fans are left feeling unhappy.

[Damavand]

I believe there will be a Fifa ranking sometime in June. So we have to wait till then before we have an idea about the groups

[perspolis#1]

If Australia is now pot 1,

My ideal Iran group is:
KSA
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Indonesia

Let all hell break loose and lets claw out of it 😁. Maybe finally we can get a good coach if we get humbled once or twice.

Chose the hardest possible group because I wanna see more exciting TM matches and I'm not particularly excited about TM going to play in America in 2026 because American media will make it extremely political and we're gonna get a bunch of stupid diaspora Iranians saying to boycott TM. It's basically going to be 2022 again.

Some will. But a larger silent majority will be pumped to see TM in North America.

If TM end up playing in NY or LA, it means Hochul and Newsom will not have used the National Guard for the criminals or mentally deranged of their cities but they will have to for Iranian fans

[Nokhodi]

If Australia is now pot 1,

My ideal Iran group is:
KSA
Jordan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Indonesia

Let all hell break loose and lets claw out of it 😁. Maybe finally we can get a good coach if we get humbled once or twice.

Chose the hardest possible group because I wanna see more exciting TM matches and I'm not particularly excited about TM going to play in America in 2026 because American media will make it extremely political and we're gonna get a bunch of stupid diaspora Iranians saying to boycott TM. It's basically going to be 2022 again.

How are any of those matches exciting for you?
They would all be zahre maar and stressful.
This is TM we are talking about.
Even when we do well, we can't enjoy it!

[Hosseini]

How are any of those matches exciting for you?
They would all be zahre maar and stressful.
This is TM we are talking about.
Even when we do well, we can't enjoy it!

Better to be on the edge of your seat in suspense than playing Turkmenistan and having people circle jerk TM for scoring 5 goals

[Pluto2000]

How are any of those matches exciting for you?
They would all be zahre maar and stressful.
This is TM we are talking about.
Even when we do well, we can't enjoy it!

A 2-1 win over Saudi away would be the ultimate shithousery we need to get excited about . How I wish we had 2-3 more pot 1 and 2 quality level teams to make AFC more competitive. We badly need a strong China and India

[Keshwardoost]

Anyone but s.k please jooneh madaratoon no more s.k..

Ksa would be great
Qatar is revenge
S.k whatever

Its like watching Rambo 26 if we get Korea again.. 🤣 at least give us NK instead baba dahanemoon o gaedan ba in SK dige. Love that team and their respect for football and non diving style though.. Saudi would be cool but games gonne be so political and rigged.

[oracle]

Its like watching Rambo 26 if we get Korea again.. 🤣 at least give us NK instead baba dahanemoon o gaedan ba in SK dige. Love that team and their respect for football and non diving style though.. Saudi would be cool but games gonne be so political and rigged.

Ksa or qatar would be great