World Cup 2026 Group G [IRAN]

[orbicular]

Most analysts or even football enthusiasts on YouTube are already counting Iran out, whereas many Iranian fans consider group G to be an easy path towards advancement. It’s actually somewhere in between as Iranian football today is in a worse shape than it was 3 or 7 years ago, with its superstars’ skills diminishing with age and a coaching team of uncertain calibre. Another overlooked reality is the financial state of Iranian football and the political climate resulting from sanctions impeding its progress towards full preparation. Will the well-organized trading camps and quality friendly games be available to the team? Will the players be in optimal physical and mental condition? So the key to success in the group stage (and beyond) will be whether it prepares adequately. One last point to mention is that Iran often performs best when its back is against the wall. Low expectations have a way of firing the team up and helping it regroup. The players could very well rise to the occasion, just as they’ve done against Argentina, Spain, Portugal and Wales.

[Afat11]

I can see us, Egypt and NZ all tying each other since we all have similar deficiencies at the moment. 2 points each and whoever loses to Belgium the least badly or can steal a point will be ahead of the pack.

from our recent form, we can’t score. Our offense has weakened due to age and no gameplan, our defense is shaky. If we go with Ghalenoei as coach, it’s another lost World Cup opportunity for us. If we luck into round of 32, no chance we advance to round of 16. I am 100% in support of bringing a guy like Felix Sanchez who knows Asian football and probably did a lot of research on TM when he was coaching Qatar (overachieving with them I must add). Him, Skocic, anybody with even a semblance of tactic should get us to round of 16 with this bracket. We have the luckiest placement in any World Cup in our history, and of course we will squander it like we always do. Ghalenoei should retire at this point, his tactics are stuck in 2002.

[Pluto2000]

Listen bro 1st of all

USA
Australia
paraguay
turkey

I don’t even know if the USA will finish 1st maybe turkey will win this group

USA will finish 2nd !?

so Iran vs USA round of 32 ??!?

Now that Tyler Adams is finally back USMNT seems to be doing a lot better the last few games. Can't see them losing to Turkey, their players on avg are better. Plus home boost

[a_m]

If we finish 2nd in the group we are against the runner up of Group D likely Australia or Paraguay. Win that and there’s a real chance we meet Argentina in the Round of 16.

If Iran finishes 3rd then most likely France next round.

Listen bro 1st of all

USA
Australia
paraguay
turkey

I don’t even know if the USA will finish 1st maybe turkey will win this group

USA will finish 2nd !?

so Iran vs USA round of 32 ??!?

[a_m]

well, check the group Qatar plays in.

Canada > New Zealand

Switzerland > Egypt

Italy > Belgium

What is the point they got a wayyyy harder groups then us ..

we have a fucken easyyyyyyyy ass group easy man


1st game against New Zealand win that you in the driver set , don’t lose against Belgium, you have 4 points you basically qualified for the 2nd round and don’t lose against Egypt you have 5 points probably finish 2nd place


we got the easiest groups but we have a god dam Maroon as the coach so I mean , even with this easy draw , I can not say how we will do , theoretically on paper it shouldn’t be super hard

but realistically we can lose all 3 or draw 1 and lose 2 …

if you serious think Qatar got a washed group you know nothing about football

these fifa rankings are bogus outside the top 10 teams …

this draw is even easier than the draw we got 4 years and that was easy as well but CQ stupid defense tactics

England > Belgium

USA > Egypt

Wales > New Zealand

this draw even god couldn’t make it easier ,

if we fail to get out of this groups we have to down grade ourselves to a 2nd tier Asian footballing country for sure ,

i going to be honest all the Asian teams would quiet of this group ,
Japan , S.Korea , Saudi, even Qatar I think idk about Jordan but yes

[persiangodfather]

We're gonna finish 4th

[AminGP]

If we finish 2nd in the group we are against the runner up of Group D likely Australia or Paraguay. Win that and there’s a real chance we meet Argentina in the Round of 16.

If Iran finishes 3rd then most likely France next round.

[OFFSIDE_1]

This is wishful thinking brother, but not with Amir Ghalenoi as the head coach , if he the head coach , it be more like this

Iran 1 New Zealand 1

iran 0 Belgium 2

iran 0 Egypt 1

we not winning a single game with Ghalenoi as the coach ,,,, we be even lucky to get a draw with NZ ,,,

but compared to all the other groups we go a easy draw….compared to the other Asian teams …

well, check the group Qatar plays in.

[OFFSIDE_1]

Wow ! This is a shocker. I never thought they would put Iran games in the US, let alone in LA. This really is a 2 home game for us. Wish we could get us a real coach

[Essi]

image.pngبازی اول
ایران – نیوزلند (لس آنجلس) | ۰۴:۳۰ صبح سهشنبه ۲۶ خرداد
بلژیک – مصر (سیاتل)| ۲۲:۳۰ دوشنبه ۲۵ خرداد

بازی دوم
ایران – بلژیک (لس آنجلس)| ۲۲:۳۰ یکشنبه ۳۱ خرداد
مصر – نیوزلند (ونکوور) | ۰۴:۳۰ صبح دوشنبه ۱ تیر

بازی سوم
ایران – مصر (سیاتل) | ۰۶:۳۰ صبح شنبه ۶ تیر
بلژیک – نیوزلند (ونکوور) | ۰۶:۳۰ صبح شنبه ۶ تیر

[KasraKhan]

New Zealand is a must win. We can lose vs Belgium and play for a draw/win vs Egypt. Do best 3rd place teams qualify for R32?

R32 can become a reality for us, without GN of course.

Yes! The top eight 3rd place teams will qualify for the RO32

[KasraKhan]

This is going to get real expensive for me.

[Sam van Dam]

Wow 3 home games for us… as long as our fans dont turn their back on TM like they did in 22.

New Zealand is a must win. We can lose vs Belgium and play for a draw/win vs Egypt. Do best 3rd place teams qualify for R32?

R32 can become a reality for us, without GN of course.

[PrinceAli]

Wow both the New Zealand and Belgium matches will be in LA. Final match vs Egypt in Seattle

[orbicular]

It is a dream group because we have a decent shot at not having more than -3 GD per game. This is the best we can hope for with GN. I’m very happy we aren’t facing better teams and conceding 5+ per game. I predict something like

Iran 2-2 New Zealand
Iran 0-3 Belgium
Iran 1-3 Egypt

I posted this in response to someone who said it’s a dream group but he has no faith in Iran’s team. Advancing out of this group is doable for Iran, but they have to be at their best in every way imaginable. They need to feature their best players, including Sardar, Ghaedi and Kushki, and adopt a tight defensive set up. And, hopefully, the fact that they’re already being counted out by many football analysts
will serve as inspiration for the team to excel in the competition.