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The Islamic Republic of Iran at the 2018 FIFA World Cup - brought to you by Heineken 0.0%®: Full Flavour, No Sanctions, No Alcohol.  تیم ملی فوتبال ایران  Iran or Team Melli as many of us call them, the Princes of Persia if you will, is one of the most successful national teams in Asia with three Asian Cup championships (1968, 1972, and 1976). Iran has qualified for the WC five times. They only have one win in the tournament proper, but it was against the Great Satan the united states of america. Death to America! Players Copy PasteStars Sardar Azmoun can lay claim to be the best striker in Asia at the moment, while Reza Ghoochannejhad has been scoring goals for fun with Heerenveen in the Dutch top flight. Stalwarts Mehdi Taremi has his critics at home but the striker often pops up with a goal when needed. Veteran defender Jalal Hosseini has over a century of appearances and is still going strong. Missing Captain Javad Nekounam bowed out just before the qualification campaign started, while former Premier League midfielder Andranik Teymourian has not appeared this year. Debuts Aged 21, Saeid Ezatolahi is being hailed as the “Persian Pogba” and the Russian-based midfielder has all the attributes to become a real star. Final 23-man squad – GOALKEEPERSAlireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo). DEFENDERSMajid Hosseini (Esteghlal), Ramin Rezaeian (Ostende), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh), Morteza Pouraliganji (Alsaad), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny), Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal). MIDFIELDSaeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Ehsan Haji Safi (Olympiacos), Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis). FORWARDSAlireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar), Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen), Saman Ghoddos (Ostersunds), Ashkan Dejagah (Nottingham Forest). Manager Handsome man Carlos Queiroz Qualification lol Preparations Matches   Prospects Going into the tournament, Teheran will want to neutralize Riyadh swiftly. Iran has the larger military, with two forces — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Artesh regular military. The Saudi military is smaller but better armed. Saudi Arabia’s primary military land, air, naval, and missile forces fall under the command of its Ministry of Defense. Combined with auxiliary forces in the Saudi Arabian National Guard, Royal Guard, and the Ministry of Interior’s border defense force, the Saudi military is estimated to have around 250,000 active-duty personnel. Much of Iran’s military know-how was developed during the nearly eight-year Iran-Iraq War, where it fought against a technologically superior adversary with far greater international backing. If the Iran-Iraq War taught Iran’s armed forces how to survive and make limited gains through asymmetrical tactics, the post-2011 experience of the IRGC and its client allies (such as Lebanese Hezbollah and various Iraqi militias) in the Syrian, Iraqi, and Yemeni conflicts has helped it develop further in terms of command and control, integrated operations, and ground offenses. Iran will also rely heavily on the fact that Ali was Muhammad(pbuh)’s true successor. http://www.newsweek.com/death-america-emoji-featured-new-app-promoted-iranian-government-900289
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lol that they poo poo all over south korea even in qualifying
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Jun 5, 2018 16:21
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Jose posted:lol that they poo poo all over south korea even in qualifying only the Brave Lion Assad managed to bring some points back from Teheran
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Jun 5, 2018 16:22
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I'm pulling for the Iran rions because one of their defenders has the same last name as a friend of mine from back in the day when Ronald Reagan was president and Jerry Lewis did telethons. He changed it to Montez so he wouldn't be getting in so many bar fights. I told him that was a lateral move at best, but w/e.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:51
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Pretty impressive that Iran won three consecutive Asian Cups back in the day, any relevant players in those squads? Internationally I mean.
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Jun 5, 2018 18:01
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Mystic Stylez posted:Pretty impressive that Iran won three consecutive Asian Cups back in the day, any relevant players in those squads? Internationally I mean. the shah probably, idk
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Mystic Stylez posted:Pretty impressive that Iran won three consecutive Asian Cups back in the day, any relevant players in those squads? Internationally I mean. Iraj Danaeifard scored their first WC goal ever in the 1978 Argentina tournament. I'm assuming without checking he was on the 1976 squad*. He later emigrated to the U.S. to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks of the original and best U.S. pro soccer league NASL. I think he's still a local celebrity in Tulsa and had an influence in starting the youth soccer program there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraj_Danaeifard *edit- he was not on that side, being first invited to the national side in 1977.
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Jun 5, 2018 18:50
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how loving bad must china be if syria managed to finish ahead of them while getting bombed by every major army
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Jun 5, 2018 20:45
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Alireza Jahanbaksh is a cool and friendly lad who was KPN Eredivisie top scorer this past season, OP. Right up there with Afonso Alves and Mateja Kezman IMO.
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Jun 5, 2018 21:33
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Great OP, OP
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Jun 5, 2018 22:01
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poty posted:how loving bad must china be if syria managed to finish ahead of them while getting bombed by every major army syria very very nearly qualified instead of australia, they surprisingly dont suck that bad
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Jun 5, 2018 22:12
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I've literally only just worked out what pbuh stands for. Was very much hoping for an Iran vs USA match but they didn't qualify (lol)
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syria at the world cup would have been a cool thing for the people of syria and instead we get the loving socceroos
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Jun 5, 2018 22:47
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Bogan Krkic posted:syria very very nearly qualified instead of australia, they surprisingly dont suck that bad Qatar definitely sucks that bad tho Ugh
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Jun 5, 2018 23:24
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Qatar only have one good player, but he's actually Uruguayan and will be 38 by the next world cup lmao. They're gonna have to naturalise some more players asap
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Jun 5, 2018 23:30
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i will be supporting these guys in their games against morocco and the little iberian satans
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poty posted:how loving bad must china be if syria managed to finish ahead of them while getting bombed by every major army Funny thing about war ravaging the country and the footy players stepping up their game a la Iraq at the Messi Olympics and nearly qualifying for that WC.
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As probably the only ethnically Persian person in this thread I hope this team loses horribly. Thanks.
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rear end cobra posted:Teheran what the gently caress!!
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Jun 6, 2018 01:05
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more like:  also big persian titties
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Jun 6, 2018 01:06
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one of my favorite 2014 wc moments was watching argentina-iran in a bar full of iranians and seeing messi crush their hopes in real time
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roorting for these dudes that dude that playing in the dutch league is actually really good and owns and i might even have a mancrush on him
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oh they are in the same group as portugal and spain? awwh
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Jun 7, 2018 17:23
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Iran is the official C-Spam team in the 2018 Coca Cola FIFA World Cup
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سلام friends! Today at 17.00 CET, 19.30 IRDT Team Melli will face Lithuania for their final match before they go up against Morocco in St. Petersburg. Let's hope for a good one. Or whatever, it's an international friendly lol. Death to America! خداحافظ
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUTBOL
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Jun 8, 2018 12:27
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punchymcpunch posted:ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUTBOL
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Jun 8, 2018 12:35
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 the one good unbelieverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYGCtGYGdc
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Jun 8, 2018 12:51
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1-0 win against lithuania is halal https://twitter.com/goalsandgirls/status/1005132412320473089 anita is haram
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rear end cobra posted:1-0 win against lithuania is halal I enjoyed both the result and the turn-offs in her profile, great tweet
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also sad that my country is not playing
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Jun 10, 2018 13:09
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my country is playing but theyre gonna be poo poo
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Jun 10, 2018 14:50
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oh maybe not, we sacked our coach and hired a temp for the next month until the real next coach comes in so we're probably gonna do really really well
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boots for nukes
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