UEFA Nations League our chance to get out?

[caligula]

[caligula]

The good thing would be we could qualify to WCQ over AFC and in the same time we could improve our Teams by training with european Teams. No friendlies would be needed because Uefa Nations League was made to replace friendly games. One of our biggest problems would be solved.

[KC McElroy]

I see one little problem with that. UEFA isn't exactly throwing themselves at us to have us join their tiny organization.

[imanmobali23]

idea is great but with current political situation, this idea is far from reach.

[caligula]

How did Australia manage the change from Oceania to AFC?

[imanmobali23]

did you just compare Australia to iran?

[KC McElroy]

How did Australia manage the change from Oceania to AFC?

Probably in large part due to AFC wanting them in in addition to them complaining about the level of play (or lack thereof) in their own continent as evidenced by Australia winning any competition Oceania offered.

[Mir Javad]

We are geographically stuck in Asia and in the Middle East. What can we do? I wish we could join UEFA but we don't have a good argument like Israel or Australia and neither do we have really good relations with European countries, who will fight to refuse us.

[persian_pooya]

Do you guys really think UEFA will accept our backward country that doesn't even allow women into its stadiums to join their confederation?? Let's be realistic here.

[shahname]

Do you guys really think UEFA will accept our backward country that doesn't even allow women into its stadiums to join their confederation?? Let's be realistic here.

[Martin-Reza]

No chance in UEFA. Maybe we need to make a strong lobby in AFC. The CAFF instead of WAFF could be a beginning.

[Mir Javad]

No chance in UEFA. Maybe we need to make a strong lobby in AFC. The CAFF instead of WAFF could be a beginning.

Do you want CAFF to be a complete separate confederation? It would be too small unless we include some more countries, maybe countries in South Asia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia? Its unrealistic to be honest. We can't do much, we are like permanently stuck in Asia and the Middle East.

[yashar_fasihnia]

unfortunately we are in a region in asia who is weak either in economy and political power in AFC (tajikistan, krgyzstan, afghanistan, uzbekistan) or is weak in football (india) or they are not part of afc (turkey,russia, kazakhstan)

[DRCha]

If Iran succeeds in joining UEFA, what would happen if Iran had to face Israel in a tournament? Would Iran refuse to play? I think someone said that Iran would do that if I remember correctly.

[Paradigm]

I'd definitely go for it... I said that in 2004... Iran will never get fair treatment in the AFC. As for the Israel issue, think of Iran-USA 1998.

I say start the paperwork and go through the checklist. Let's see what happens. I think Iran has a good case... consult with a lawyer.