Look who is the ref for Iran - Iraq clash

[persianfire]

I have a bad feeling that the incompetent ref will give Nekounam a yellow.

[Abtin]

Look who is the ref for Iran - Iraq clash

na ke baaziye maa kheyli FLUENTeh...

Bezan ziresh

[teammelli8080]

But he kills the game with his decisions. Not saying that we play a fluent game but he could manage better in my opinion.
On the other hand.....i wouldn't want to be a referee in such a game tbh.

na ke baaziye maa kheyli FLUENTeh...

[Doctor DOOM]

Actually the rule ought to be those teams that did not progress can have their referees officiate the following rounds' games.

Having a ref from a remaining and contesting nation could affect the officiating, number and color of cards, ... etc. Or at least suspicions about any and many of his whistles.

I'd have liked to see other refs from Uzbekistan or china or ... officiate our game than an Aussie, whose team still contests.
Same thing for Faghani in Japan's game, btw

It's just not air tight

[Siavash]

Some hope here, I wounder if Haghighi understand that Australian ascent.

[HuSsAiN]

5 of our players are on a yellow.. I just hope the referee has a good game, and doesn't disrupt the flow of the match.

[Ali.Karimi79]

Hr didn't do much wrong, apart from not stopping the elbowing, which Queiroz complained about.

But he kills the game with his decisions. Not saying that we play a fluent game but he could manage better in my opinion.
On the other hand.....i wouldn't want to be a referee in such a game tbh.

[Martin-Reza]

Hr didn't do much wrong, apart from not stopping the elbowing, which Queiroz complained about.

[Cataphract]

To be honest, I dont think that he was that bad despite two bad calls which was basically the error of the linesmen. He didn't blow too many freekicks and the game had free flow without room for Bahraini grassrolling. We were lucky that Haghighi didn't get penalised for "bulldozing" the annoying Bahraini forward in our own penalty box.

[CAGE]

If any ref pulls an Argentina on us, I think something will die inside me.

[eerooni]

As long as we don't give him a reason , he will be fair! The best thing is stay cool, stick to the game plan and win the game. That's how professionals think and behave!

[Ali.Karimi79]

Arab refs from any country can not officiate games of Arab teams vs non arabs anymore, the Arab ref will come in the semis

Why not? Happened @ group stage.

DPR 1 - 4 Saudi Arabia
Referee
ABDULLAH MOHAMED AL HILALI (OMAN)

Japan 4 - 0 Palestine
Referee: ABDULRAHMAN HUSSAIN (QATAR)

[MR.S]

will be heaven or hell lets hope for the best

[Kaveh Ahangar]

Yeah, I'm sure he is out to avenge Melbourne '97.

[CAGE]

Iraq don't like him, apparently he sent off Ali Adnan before for jumping early in a free-kick wall, something like that.
Anyhow, no excuses, and it's better than having an arab ref..

Arab refs from any country can not officiate games of Arab teams vs non arabs anymore, the Arab ref will come in the semis