AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025

[Nokhodi]

Can we even go through?

Yes. We need to win and Oman has to lose.
There are some other permutations but it is possible.

[Artaxerxes]

Can we even go through?

[Super Shojaei]

japan were 5 minutes or so from elimination - Vietnam conceded in the last few minutes against UAE and their doodol was saved

[webmaster]

Japan lost 2-3 to Australia too but it is one thing to lose to Australia than to Oman.

[PSGman#19]

Guess one way of looking at it we scrape through to the wc and hope one of our players just steps up in the finals and earns a move abroad

Excellent U17 players like Esmaei Gholizadeh or Mahan Sadeghi are stuck on bench/out of squad of IPL. There is no hope about the current team, they would be lucky to find an IPL team. Fortunately U17 asian cup and WC will occur next year so we will pass this generation easily

[Super Shojaei]

Even if we advance because NK beats them , I don't think the U17 will go anywhere far in this tournament.

We need to rebuild our country first otherwise this is like trying to revive a Deadman 40 years after death.

Guess one way of looking at it we scrape through to the wc and hope one of our players just steps up in the finals and earns a move abroad

[webmaster]

Even if we advance because NK beats them , I don't think the U17 will go anywhere far in this tournament.

We need to rebuild our country first otherwise this is like trying to revive a Deadman 40 years after death.

[oracle]

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North Korea

One rhing about n.k they hate everyone equally, I am not worried about them playing for a tie.

[diz]

Defender Mehrojidin Rozykov (tajik) was sent off in their 3-0 Group D loss to DPR Korea, and this is a huge blow to Ragini and his team.

[oracle]

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IRAN

[PSGman#19]

I prefer them to forfeit tomorrow, they have embarrassed us enough.

[DJ Alborz]

Referee announced for Iran v Tajikistan tomorrow, it will be Nagamine Koki from Japan.

[Pluto2000]

Why do so many players not have clubs? What happened to the pool of Sepahan/Foolad/Kia/Persepolis/Esteghlal academy kids? They keep active U17 teams...

[PSGman#19]

^ Sure I understand but when was the last time we won anything in youth level? it's the fault of the IR and federation too but the main problem is the players and their mentality which is hard to create through education. We cant play as a team and we don't believe in ourselves and always want to blame others for our own shortcomings. This is a big cultural issue and also how they spend their times everyday. Are they focusing on bettering their football or do they think they already are good??? to me it is always the second reason. You should be honest instead of making it look good cause it doesn't.

As these young people are supposed to take over the future of Iran? how??? well, this is very alarming to me indeed. If we don't solve the problem soon, we will sink even lower.

We have big culture issues in a lot a field, that would even deserve a thread for its own.
Our U17 play the same messy approximative disorganized style of play since 2 decades but sometimes we have some better players that save us. After all U17 is just a showcase of players to get noticed and brought by Euro teams.

This generation is just too bad, a lot of players without clubs in the squad which tells a lot

[webmaster]

^ Sure I understand but when was the last time we won anything in youth level? it's the fault of the IR and federation too but the main problem is the players and their mentality which is hard to create through education. We cant play as a team and we don't believe in ourselves and always want to blame others for our own shortcomings. This is a big cultural issue and also how they spend their times everyday. Are they focusing on bettering their football or do they think they already are good??? to me it is always the second reason. You should be honest instead of making it look good cause it doesn't.

As these young people are supposed to take over the future of Iran? how??? well, this is very alarming to me indeed. If we don't solve the problem soon, we will sink even lower.