Iran vs. Hong Kong - [Match Thread] | World Cup 2026 Qualifier | November 16th |

[mahestan]

You wanted “beautiful attacking football”, used titles like “general”, and bashed CQ every chance you got. Well, enjoy!

Really enjoying it. As painful as it is, much better than CQ football!

[The]

Wow Alireza is so poor! What the hell happened to him

One game he plays OK the other game he is absolutely atrocious.

What did he do that was "So Poor" ?

[Pluto2000]

Our ball distribution and passing from the middle and left side broke down since Ghoddos left

[webmaster]

Mr. Newcastle with his antique subs.. lol

[perspolis#1]

I feel like there's a secret contract in Iranian football between all players to not put too much power behind passes or give leading passes so you don't have to run.

I've never seen this slow of a pace of passing between defense/midfield anywhere in Europe or South America.

[PSGman#19]

The times of 17-0 scorelines against minnows are over bro, the game is not like in the 90s and early 2000s.

And Hong Kong has played against us in recent years more than i meet my wife so they knows us well also

All the other top Asian teams won 5/0 or 7/0 today

[DR Strangemoosh]

I hope this game wakes people up a bit. There are still posters here who expect this side to get to the semi final of the Asian Cup without difficulty.

Asian football has moved on and teams are investing in things we can only dream of - Reaching the Semi Final of the asian cup will be a big challenge.

[Nokhodi]

Are you guys going to blame GN for an offside pass?

[Artaxerxes]

My god Azmoun......

[perspolis#1]

What did he do that was "So Poor" ?

For a winger, he absolutely has zero pace to take anyone on and some of his trapping and crosses today have not been good at all


Edit: Iran taps it in called for offside.


10 seconds later Azmoun hits crossbar

[Nokhodi]

The XG will be above 4 today at least.

Basij boy has been good since he's come in.

[DR Strangemoosh]

Also even if you despise his style, Queiroz at least thought about the future and dropped sometimes even established players to build the next generation

Ghalenoei is even less of a risk taker than Wilmots who at least blooded Mohebbi!

Our youngest player on the pitch right now is Asadi at 27 ffs!!

Are people going to wake up and realise what we have and what we had?

[perspolis#1]

Are you guys going to blame GN for an offside pass?

No, that's just boneheaded player decisions of which we've seen plenty


Taremi is more interested in getting penalties than scoring goals...

[Nokhodi]

Ref has not called 2 penalties today. Garbage ref.

[Artaxerxes]

How was that not a penalty on Taremi?