Iran vs. Japan - [Match Thread] | Asian Cup 2023 | Saturday, February 3rd |

[Hosseini]

Iran vs. Japan



Saturday, February 3rd, 2024

Asian Cup 2023 Quarter Final

Japan FIFA Ranking: 17

Recent Matches: Japan 3-1 Bahrain, Japan 3-1 Indonesia, Japan 1-2 Iraq, Japan 4-2 Vietnam

Time:

3:30am PST
6:30am EST
5:30am CT
3pm Tehran Time
11:30am UK Time
2:30pm Qatar Time
11:30am GMT

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Chinese referee Ma Ning will be the referee, assisted by the Australians Faghani usually works with.

He's done many games with Iranian teams, namely Iran 3-0 Iraq in WCQ, Iran 3-0 Syria in WCQ, many ACL games with Sepahan, Nassaji, Persepolis. Very familiar with Persians. Typically a very punitive/harsh referee domestically in China, and has a reputation for being so, but not as harsh internationally, and is usually a very sharp, good referee. He is top two in Asia with Faghani now. Most recent team with an Iranian team was Al Nassr vs Persepolis in Saudi (0-0).



REF Ma Ning CHN
AR1 Anton Shchetinin AUS
AR2 Ashley Warwick Beecham AUS
FO Muhammad Nazmi Bin Nasaruddin MAS
RAR Mohamad Zairul Bin Khalil Tan MAS
VAR Sivakorn Pu-Udom THA
AVAR 1 Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari SGP

Education City Stadium, Doha
Capacity: 44,667

[Nokhodi]

The real final.
God have mercy on all of our nerves!

[Artaxerxes]

Beiro

Ramin Shoja Kaanani Milad

Ezzat Hajisafi

Gholizadeh Ghoddos Torabi

Azmoun

Mr hezbollahs speed will be very important for us, we badly need him to play against Japan

[Super Shojaei]

That Suzuki keeper is truly the worst keeper in this tournament . Shoot the ball at him at every take

[PrinceAli]

Need Azmoun to step up and have his best TM performance ever. Japan are beatable but it’s going to be extremely tough

i wouldnt trust us to win another PK shootout, especially against the Japanese. Need to win this within the 90’

[FeLFeL]

Beiro

Ramin Shoja Kaanani Milad

Ezzat Hajisafi

Gholizadeh Ghoddos Torabi

Azmoun

Mr hezbollahs speed will be very important for us, we badly need him to play against Japan

I like that line up - It's HAJSAFI* btw, I cringe every time these Paramount+ commentators say HAJEE SAFEE - Like come on it's been 4 games now, get it right

[Artaxerxes]

I like that line up - It's HAJSAFI* btw, I cringe every time these Paramount+ commentators say HAJEE SAFEE - Like come on it's been 4 games now, get it right

Mano bebaksh dadash, HAJSAFI

[caligula]

we are the underdogs

[Pluto2000]

GUYS please get real....we need to abuse tall players and crosses versus this Japan team...like Iraq did. Let's play lone striker formation and get some defensive stability. We can't play Ghaedi on LW, let's do Torabi who gives defensive stability and creativity up front. TELL RAMIN to stop abandoning his post....he was sometimes at LEFT WING this game 😭😭


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Ramin - Majid - Kanaani - Milad

Eza - Ebrahimi

Gholizadeh - Ghoddos - Torabi

Azmoun

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[Super Shojaei]

Tomiyasu gonna eat Ghaedi alive

[DR Strangemoosh]

Need to start the fastest players to survive

Milad and Yousefi as full backs

[FeLFeL]

Mano bebaksh dadash, HAJSAFI

No worries man. Hopefully someone informs them. I might send an email myself and see if they get it right in the Japan game.

[FeLFeL]

If GN starts Ghaedi in the Japan game then we know for a fact he's a certified moron - Again, I was one of the few here before the tournament who was in favor of including him in the roster and giving him a chance to develop but starting him in elimination games over Torabi and Gholi is just crazy

[fairplay]

My prediction is Japan 2 Iran 1

[Artaxerxes]

No worries man. Hopefully someone informs them. I might send an email myself and see if they get it right in the Japan game.

And plz ask them why the say "islamic republic of Iran" every damn time they mention us, I will soon belive they are I.R agents.