World Cup 2026 qualification gets underway !!!

[Damavand]

Highlights:



Australia - Bahrain

Japan - China

South Korea - Palestine

Uzbekistan - N Korea

Iraq- Oman

Qatar - UAE

Iran - Kyrgyzstan

Jordan - Kuwait

KSA - Indonesia

[IRAN_TILL_I_DIE]

Jahanbaksh and Ghoddos should NOT be in the squad until they find a club.
what does this show to the young players who play regularly for their club?
it is not right that these 2 are involved, it is demotivating for the young players trying to come through..

[Iran_19]

There are lots of Holland players in past who had Indonesian roots
Van Bronckhorst
Heitinga
De jong
And many others
This Indonesia squad has around 7-8 players born and raised in Holland! Either mother, father, both or grand parents are from Indonesia ) And didn't get the chance to play for Holland senior team and Indonesia federation did all necessary to get them their passport!
Most of them played in Dutch league at some point!


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[Pluto2000]

There are lots of Holland players in past who had Indonésien roots
Van Bronckhorst
Heitinga
De jong
And many others
This Indonesia squad has around 7-8 players born and raised in Holland! Either mother, father, both or grand parents are from Indonesia ) And didn't get the chance to play for Holland senior team and Indonesia federation did all necessary to get them their passport!
Most of them played in Dutch league at some point!


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Damn I'm looking at their player ages and clubs and pretty much the whole team of Indonesia is U23? Aside from 2 people. Especially their CB and midfield seems like a few play in Eresivisie/Serie A and B???

Honestly they're a team to watch, young team with a lot of potential

[Damavand]

Here is the schedule for Round 3 Day 2 :

The first time shown here is US Pacific and the second CET.


N Korea - Qatar................5:00 AM...................2 PM

Indonesia - Australia..............5:00 AM...................2 PM

China - KSA..............5:00 AM...................2 PM

Palestine - Jordan................7 AM..............4 PM

Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan................7 AM..............4 PM

Oman - S Korea................7 AM..............4 PM

Bahrain - Japan..............9 AM.................6 PM

UAE - Iran..............9 AM.................6 PM

Kuwait - Iraq....................11 AM................8 PM

[Damavand]

Today is one of those rare occasions where none of the games in our group overlap each other, so we get to see all 3 games to the full.

[Damavand]

China - KSA 1-0 Min 14

[Damavand]

KSA player red carded after VAR check. min 20

[Damavand]

N Korea - Qatar 1-0 min 21

[Kian H]

All the foreign players in the saudi League are ruining their national team. First they drew against indonesia, and now behind against china

Mancini complained that 20 of his players are bench players at their clubs

[The]

Saudi not making the world cup after spending all this money would be the funniest in football in a while.

Let this be a lesson to Iranians who insist that "Expensive foreign coach > Vatani Coach"

[Nokhodi]

N Korea - Qatar 1-0 min 21

Faghat vase ma shakh mishap ina!

[Nokhodi]

Saudi not making the world cup after spending all this money would be the funniest in football in a while.

Let this be a lesson to Iranians who insist that "Expensive foreign coach > Vatani Coach"

The Saudi project is another excuse for European consultants and agents to milk the Saudis for every cent in exchange for goods past their expiry dates.

They are doing a true disservice to their youth by not spending that money on that level.

let it also be a lesson to our “fans” who think it’s about shiny signings and buildings.

no, it’s about youth development and good pitches!

[IRAN_TILL_I_DIE]

Red card N Korea, penalty qatar

[Super Shojaei]

All the foreign players in the saudi League are ruining their national team. First they drew against indonesia, and now behind against china

Mancini complained that 20 of his players are bench players at their clubs

Think they are ruining our league a fair bit too - we saw Gol Gohar sell Shakrizadeh to Oreunburg only to use that money to fund a deal for a Senegalese striker

Isfahahan sold Ghobarnai to replace him with Nzonzi

Foolad used the Hezbavi money to pay for a bunch of foreigners too

just don't think IPL clubs have youth players interests at heart. In fact I think its a problem with all Middle Eastern leagues