I am sure we would have won AC without Ben Williams

[Leopard]

The 2015 Asian Cup unded in sadnss due to unfairness but we learned a few things.

1. Sardar is a real hero and ready to do more and hopefully he ill not go to UK and hurt himslef.

2. An Aussie referees may have religion may hve culture but when it comes to helping Australia team they can violate every principle and belief he has lived with.

3. Palevan Martin is gheirati a true supporter of TM and someone you can really call ham-mihan.

4. Some guys are so negative in te world and they will never believe in themselves or their team.

5. The fact that we are till number 1 no matter what the result of AFC-2015 is. Anyone who believes otherwise can bring Aussie players to have a match to prove it with one condition and that is THE REFEREE cannot be ben williams(the jackal) or his cousin the fox.

[Martin-Reza]

Yeah, at least they are taking action, AFC never does when we are screwed. But they did when we benefitted vs. Oman in 2004.

Bunch of scumbags.

[aenima_8]

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/referee-handed-six-month-ban-after-terrible-call-in-african-cup-of-nations-215509133.html

[Dejagah#21]

Faghani martike bi-gheyrat, halam beham khord..

[Damavand]

He is not defending his position. Did you hear how many times he praised our team spirit. He is a good referee and I agree with him that Pooladi should have used his head in that situation. Why start a fight "situation" if you already have a yellow card, especially when you are leading. Pooladi did not deserve a red card and Williams is a shit referee.
The iraqi goalkeeper should have a yellow card. But Pooladis acting lost us the game.

What does him praising our team or being a good Ref have to do with the fact that not once did he criticize Ben Williams when, even the Aussies including Mark Bosnic slammed him and said that his officiating was terrible and he holds grudges against criticism.

He kept quiet because he does not want to get on the bad side of the AFC and of course increase his chances of judging in the next WC.

[football.club]

I also have to say Faghani is just protecting his position with the AFC. It really is a cruel and unfair world.

He is not defending his position. Did you hear how many times he praised our team spirit. He is a good referee and I agree with him that Pooladi should have used his head in that situation. Why start a fight "situation" if you already have a yellow card, especially when you are leading. Pooladi did not deserve a red card and Williams is a shit referee.
The iraqi goalkeeper should have a yellow card. But Pooladis acting lost us the game.

[GoIran]

I don't buy into "The winner is the best team rubbish" when even Iraq won the 2007 edition. I watched all games and to me Japan was the best team followed by Iran. They totally dominated all their opponents and UAE was extremely lucky not to lose to Japan. Shots 35-3 and corners 18-0 for Japan.

[Damavand]

I also have to say Faghani is just protecting his position with the AFC. It really is a cruel and unfair world.

[Leopard]

Faghani has to say these things otherwise AFC won't give him anymore matches to referee. That's why he has to be on the side of all referees
It is evident that BW wanted Team Melli out.

Agree,
Faghani is doing the politically correct thing to keep his job at FIFA matches. This just proved that he is not a hero or a mihandoost the way most of you fans are here.
Maybe time to have Ferdowsi poor cook and and show him how sattar zareh got red carded being on the other side of the story in the game against China where he got red carded after the chinese player rolled moaned and groaned.
A referee who has issued just 2-3 or even four cards remembers well who will be out on the second card. In the international matches when a team like Argentina is playing you simply do not red card Messi in an important game and you try to give him warning unless he has done a serious act to cause big injury to harm another player.
You try to resolve the issues to keep the great teams alive for the better competition level.
Williams had been ordered to the the dirty work and for Faghani to blme his own countryman is insanity. IFF needs to give him less matches and pay him less for such an attitude.
He needs to stand behind TM otherwise he is not out friend. Someone should try that on him to see what he does in IPL after he gets criticized by a coach and see what he does against that coach's team next time he meets them.

[Rooyintan]

^^

LOL to Faghani:

The Iraqi keeper was so innocent right? acting and pushing a player away? thats yellow for the keeper.
and how about the second yellow of that Iraqi defender in the second half that never came? where it was AN OBVIOUS FOUL preventing Iran from a counter! The Iraqi defender who was booked, should in all fairness and by FIFA regulation have received his 2nd yellow in 2nd half for a foul on Irans counter attack!
Then 10 men Iraq could never beat 10 men Iran!

No, Aghayeh Faghani, Ben Williams had controversial decisions in that game and destroyed the game!

Are you defending publicly your colleague at AFC, so AFC gives you more favours and final games whistles?, well let me tell you a secret
---> AFC doesn't give a damn about you or any Iranian ref. Don't be fooled by them, just because they gave you the finals ahead of Ravshan Irmatov, who is a much better ref!

Faghani has to say these things otherwise AFC won't give him anymore matches to referee. That's why he has to be on the side of all referees

It is evident that BW wanted Team Melli out.

[BacheLot]

[Adesor Vafaseya]

^^

LOL to Faghani:

The Iraqi keeper was so innocent right? acting and pushing a player away? thats yellow for the keeper.
and how about the second yellow of that Iraqi defender in the second half that never came? where it was AN OBVIOUS FOUL preventing Iran from a counter! The Iraqi defender who was booked, should in all fairness and by FIFA regulation have received his 2nd yellow in 2nd half for a foul on Irans counter attack!
Then 10 men Iraq could never beat 10 men Iran!

No, Aghayeh Faghani, Ben Williams had controversial decisions in that game and destroyed the game!

Are you defending publicly your colleague at AFC, so AFC gives you more favours and final games whistles?, well let me tell you a secret
---> AFC doesn't give a damn about you or any Iranian ref. Don't be fooled by them, just because they gave you the finals ahead of Ravshan Irmatov, who is a much better ref!

[BacheLot]

to me, i think its fair assessment to claim
w/o that bs red card, we woula had about 80%+ chance of beating Iraq
slightly favored, perhaps about 55-60% chance of beating SK and at least making the final appearance
i just don't think we woulda matched up all too well vs the Hosts though, i doubt if our chances of winning the title game was any more than 40%

[hzv]

فغانی: پولادی شیطنت کرد اما گناه را گردن ویلیامز انداختیم



اور بین*المللی کشورمان گفت: اخراج مهرداد پولادی در بازی ایران و عراق به*دلیل شیطنت خود این بازیکن بود اما ما گناه را به گردن داور مسابقه انداختیم.


ه*گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم، علیرضا فغانی که پس از قضاوت در فینال جام ملت*های آسیا به کشور بازگشته است، میهمان برنامه دوشنبه شب ۹۰ بود که در خصوص قضاوتش در دیدار استرالیا و کره*جنوبی اظهار داشت: برخلاف صحبت*هایی که انجام شده، قضاوت در این دیدار یک هدیه نبود بلکه به خاطر عملکردی که داشتیم قضاوت فینال را به ما سپردند.

وی تصریح کرد: قضاوت این دیدار یک ریسک بزرگ بود و امکان داشت با یک اشتباه قهرمان جام تغییر کند و تمام خاطرات خوب تیم داوری ایران از بین برود اما خوشبختانه اینگونه نشد.

فغانی درباره حضورش روی سکوی قهرمانی جام ملت*ها و دریافت جایزه از شیخ سلمان نیز، گفت: من ۶ دفعه در مسابقات مختلف روی این سکو رفته*ام و امیدوارم که این افتخار نصیب داوران جوان و خوب کشورمان بشود.

داور بین*المللی فوتبال کشورمان با بیان اینکه داوری ایران استحقاق داشت که دو تیم داوری در جام ملت*های آسیا داشته باشد، خاطرنشان کرد: شاید اگر برخی مشکلات برای محسن ترکی رخ نمی*داد او می*توانست در جام ملت*ها قضاوت کند تا ایران دو تیم داوری در این مسابقات داشته باشد.

فغانی با اشاره به اینکه جای حسن کامرانی*فر در مسابقات جام ملت*های آسیا خالی بود، درباره احتمال حضورش در جام جهانی به دلیل قضاوت در فینال جام ملت*ها گفت: متأسفانه کامرانی*فر به*دلیل سنی که دارد نمی*تواند در جام جهانی قضاوت کند و امیدوارم کمک داوران جوان و خوبی که داریم بتوانند جای او را پر کنند.

وی ادامه داد: این را هم بگویم که قضاوت تیم داوری ایران در فینال جام ملت*های آسیا تضمین کننده قضاوت در جام جهانی نیست و ما باید از همین فردا کارمان را آغاز کنیم تا با کسب امتیازات لازم در جام جهانی هم حضور داشته باشیم.

فغانی همچنین درباره دیدار ایران و عراق و قضاوت جنجالی بنجامین ویلیامز که با اخراج مهرداد پولادی سرنوشت بازی را تغییر داد، عنوان کرد: شاید داور بازی یادش نبود که یک کارت زرد به مهرداد پولادی داده است اما این بازیکن هم باید مراقبت می*کرد. پولادی با اینکه یک کارت زرد داشت اما در بازی با عراق شیطنت کرد که داور هم به او کارت دوم را نشان داد.

داور بین*المللی فوتبال کشورمان افزود: تیم ملی در بازی با عراق به*دلیل بی احتیاطی بازیکن خودمان ۱۰ نفره شد اما بعد از شکست همه گناه*ها را به گردن داور مسابقه انداختیم.

فغانی با تمجید از عملکرد تیم ملی در جام ملت*های آسیا گفت: تیم ملی بسیار خوبی در این دوره از مسابقات داشتیم که همه یکدل و متحد بودند. بازیکنان نیمکت نشین هم یکدل بودند و حتی بازیکنانی که از تیم ملی خط خوردند یک بار علیه تیم مصاحبه نکردند؛ این همدلی تیم ملی را نشان می*داد.

[Damavand]

He is right, Iraq won fair and square with the help of the Referee.