[Poll] Lose against UAE and avoid Japan or beat UAE and face Japan before the final?

[shahabGAOL]

I don't like we lost but I would show my team this game again: I think when the players see this again. My heart ached again. I think it's a good way to prepare against Japan

[Ali Doust]

I would rather lose to Japan in the quarterfinals than lose to Iraq. Either way, not much chance of us going beyond the QF.

[shahabGAOL]

I keep thinking back to Asia Cup 2019 on 28-01-2019 Japan 3:0 Iran. We were the best in Asia Cup 2019 until that one match against Japan. now we have a different trainer in 2024 with slightly more experienced players. If we beat Japan, we will automatically be champions. It is possible and we have won against Japan in the past.

If I were the coach now with my 5 German assistants, I would be also look back at the match against Japan in the Asia Cup 2019 with the Iranian National Team and take lessons from it.

[arj42]

Let’s go Indonesia! Anything is possible with that japanese goalie in net

[Pluto2000]

If you think Iran will play Japan, would you be ready to put a 1000 dollars on Iraq winning against Vietnum?. Same Vietnum who also put Japan under a lot of pressure.

Unfortunately due to H2H results, Iraq has already qualified to the next round as first place no matter what, even if they lose the next game and Japan decimates Indonesia

[oracle]

How many of you are ready to put a 1000 dollars on Iraq winning against Vietnum. Same Vietnum who also put Japan under a lot of pressure.

It dont matter
Iraq has won the group already

[Kavian]

If you think Iran will play Japan, would you be ready to put a 1000 dollars on Iraq winning against Vietnum?. Same Vietnum who also put Japan under a lot of pressure.

[Kavian]

This poll should be closed

[oracle]

Yt channel
navid ostadrahimi
Is discussing this

[oracle]

Reza enayati
"play chess ,some time lose soldier to gain a bigger piece "
must weight option of finishing 2nd in group.
he stop saying of do it😅 wanted to leave choice to general.

[a_m]

Let’s be honest we have the quality to beat Japan. But do we have the stamina to hold on that what worries man ,

japan ain’t a team that can’t be beaten , Vietnam scores 2 goals on them , Iraq scored 2 goals on them what that mean , their defense is weak if you attack them they will concede…

can we hold Japanese attack , that is the big question???

we have to consider it 4 finally games after the UAE games Against UAE we don’t need to win even a tie is good enough but lose against them no that can’t happen, you always play to win …..

UAE
Syria
japan
qatar/Uzbekistan
australia/Saudi/Korea

To lose to get easier teams might make sense , but they way we been playing there is no easy team for us ….

[oracle]

Team Melli did deliberately lost to South Korea 3:0 at 1988 AFC Asian Cup to ensure a second-place finish at group stage. It did nothing, because in the semi-finals Team Melli lost to Saudi Arabia 1:0.

That deliberate 3:0 loss to South Korea got recorded and considered one of Team Melli's worst losses.

Team Melli should not be coward and face whoever, every game is unpredictable, on a good day Team Melli wins and on a bad day losses.

That was DONE BY MOALEMEH AKHLAG
PARVIZ DEHDARI

[oracle]

What if Indonesia beat Japan on Wednesday

I change my name to katebshalgham for rest of the calendar year if Indonesia beat japan.

[Rooyintan]

It wasn't a deliberate loss. Both teams fielded reserves as it was the last group game and we had both already qualified for the semifinals.

Thank you.

OK. So one case would be Team Omid deliberate loss versus Myanmar, which backfired on Team Omid.

https://www.bbc.com/persian/sport-45260503

https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/827364/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1

[KC McElroy]

Team Melli did deliberately lost to South Korea 3:0 at 1988 AFC Asian Cup to ensure a second-place finish at group stage. It did nothing, because in the semi-finals Team Melli lost to Saudi Arabia 1:0.

That deliberate 3:0 loss to South Korea got recorded and considered one of Team Melli's worst losses.

Team Melli should not be coward and face whoever, every game is unpredictable, on a good day Team Melli wins and on a bad day losses.

It wasn't a deliberate loss. Both teams fielded reserves as it was the last group game and we had both already qualified for the semifinals.