Iran vs. Hong Kong - [Match Thread] | World Cup 2026 Qualifier | November 16th |

[perspolis#1]

Iran's players get in the way of each other and do better defending for HK than HK Does

[Nokhodi]

Ref missed another penalty.

[perspolis#1]

Coach aside(GN/CQ etc), our players decisions in the final third are below our actual quality and on the level of Persian Gulf teams maybe worse

[mehdi13]

Are you guys going to blame GN for an offside pass?

Dude…. don’t be that guy for GN like Ozone was for Skocic. Call a spade a spade. He’s a shit coach. We all know this.

[DR Strangemoosh]

What did he do that was "So Poor" ?

Everything! He keeps mis-hitting the ball and choosing the wrong option - his distribution has been o bad. even the most basics in this game like trapping he has not got right. He is the one player I want to do well more than anything

Are you watching another game, as everyone else seems to agree on this thread?

[mahestan]

Wow, how many chances are we going to waste? We should've had 4-5 goals by now.

[Nokhodi]

Dude…. don’t be that guy for GN like Ozone was for Skocic. Call a spade a spade. He’s a shit coach. We all know this.

Mehdi jan, look at the chances TM missed today. Are you going to seriously tell me that is on coaching?

[perspolis#1]

I don't understand our players obsessions with lofting balls on throwins and passes when we are 4-5 levels above HK in technique on the ground.

[mahestan]

Goal Taremi! Finally!

[DR Strangemoosh]

Coach aside(GN/CQ etc), our players decisions in the final third are below our actual quality and on the level of Persian Gulf teams maybe worse

Maybe the penny will drop for some of us ... Prefer people to have realistic expectations than to be disappointed in the tournament itself

This Hong Kong team opened itself out like Maryam Rajavi to Mike Pompeo from minute one and we saw so much sloppy play. What happens when we lose Sardar and Taremi?

[Artaxerxes]

Finaly Mehdi 3-0

[perspolis#1]

Taremi scores a breakaway,


GN raging about something.

[Kavian]

This team has a lot of problems!
we will chock against bigger teams in Asia.

[Nokhodi]

Finally. The 3rd goal.

GN yelling at Shoja.
I really don't think GN has been at fault for the game today. His weakness is his insistence on loving the old players and starting Hajisooti.

[mahestan]

GN tearing Shojae a new one. Dude is gonna have a heart attack.