AFC U23 Championship : Qatar 2016

[TheBoss]

So is Shekari part of this team?

No. Shekari and Chaab are not with them. Same with Jahanbakhsh, Sardar and Ezzatolahi.

[Bi-honar]

Prematch article up with possible line-up:

The Road to Rio… High Hopes for Iran’s National Team of “Hope”

[Iran_19]

Guys are you going to make a thread for game with game information and streaming please. I guess is about time.

Thank you.

[MR.ESTESNAII]

All I want is a Saudia Arabia match up. Just make it happen!

[MR.S]

5:30 AM not PM

I always mess up pm and am thought I got it right this time

[Z Joon]

I really hope to see Torabi shine in this tournament. One of my favorite players, I really like the fact that he hustles and doesn't give up.

Torabi is very special in a way that he has much more flair than the usual Iranian player (which most of our new generation wingers already have a decent level of), he is really unpredictable with the ball and his technique/dribbling is also really decent. As you mentioned he has the typical CQ requirement work rate

He is going to be so important for Iran in the future

[aenima_8]

John Duerdens 5 cents:

"AFC U23 CHAMPIONSHIP: GROUP-BY-GROUP LOOK

There are two aspects to the 2016 AFC Under-23 tournament that starts on Tuesday in Qatar. The first is that this is a fine competition to win in its own right. This is not the Under 16s or 19s, but 16 teams full of players who are already full of international and professional players. They have already "made it" and this is a chance to win a major trophy and get some excellent tournament experience. Winning this bodes very well for a country and its near future.

And then there is the small matter of the Olympics. There is no specific qualification tournament for Rio as happened in 2012. To reach Rio this time, you have to finish in the top three in this competition, which means that the two finalists as well as the winner of the third and fourth playoff match will be booking tickets for Brazil.

Compared to some European nations, most Asian teams take Olympic soccer very seriously indeed, but there is plenty of play ahead before thoughts can turn to South America. ONE World Sports takes a look at the four groups of four teams each. The top two teams advance to the quarterfinal stage where anything can happen.

Group A: Qatar, Syria, Iran and China

Qatar and China's senior teams have been fighting it out in World Cup qualification with the West Asian team getting the upper hand and something similar is likely here. Iran would be the traditional favorites, but this version of Team Melli has been hit by the absence of some if its best players. Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Sardar Azmoun are seriously talented, so much that their European clubs refused to release them. There have been other withdrawals too.

Qatar could be the one to take top spot. As host nation, it has certain advantages and the desire is massive. This competition is part of the whole 2022 project and it is expected/hoped that the star performers this time around will be at the peak by the time the World Cup comes to Doha. The team's Spanish coach Feliz Sanchez has called upon proven internationals such as Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Ahmed Yasser and Mohammed Muntari. Qatar is the team to beat.

Winner: Qatar"

https://www.oneworldsports.com/stori...3-championship

[tmfan]

John Duerdens 5 cents:

"AFC U23 CHAMPIONSHIP: GROUP-BY-GROUP LOOK

There are two aspects to the 2016 AFC Under-23 tournament that starts on Tuesday in Qatar. The first is that this is a fine competition to win in its own right. This is not the Under 16s or 19s, but 16 teams full of players who are already full of international and professional players. They have already "made it" and this is a chance to win a major trophy and get some excellent tournament experience. Winning this bodes very well for a country and its near future.

And then there is the small matter of the Olympics. There is no specific qualification tournament for Rio as happened in 2012. To reach Rio this time, you have to finish in the top three in this competition, which means that the two finalists as well as the winner of the third and fourth playoff match will be booking tickets for Brazil.

Compared to some European nations, most Asian teams take Olympic soccer very seriously indeed, but there is plenty of play ahead before thoughts can turn to South America. ONE World Sports takes a look at the four groups of four teams each. The top two teams advance to the quarterfinal stage where anything can happen.

Group A: Qatar, Syria, Iran and China

Qatar and China's senior teams have been fighting it out in World Cup qualification with the West Asian team getting the upper hand and something similar is likely here. Iran would be the traditional favorites, but this version of Team Melli has been hit by the absence of some if its best players. Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Sardar Azmoun are seriously talented, so much that their European clubs refused to release them. There have been other withdrawals too.

Qatar could be the one to take top spot. As host nation, it has certain advantages and the desire is massive. This competition is part of the whole 2022 project and it is expected/hoped that the star performers this time around will be at the peak by the time the World Cup comes to Doha. The team's Spanish coach Feliz Sanchez has called upon proven internationals such as Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Ahmed Yasser and Mohammed Muntari. Qatar is the team to beat.

Winner: Qatar"

https://www.oneworldsports.com/stori...3-championship

Qatar win the group? John Duerden is always biased against Iran.

[Gucci10]

Qatar win the group? John Duerden is always biased against Iran.

He sucks a lot of Qatari ****, you wonder why.

[Iran_19]

Does IRIB show it? Any Al Kass linke?

[ali alipour]

Everyone knows what happened the last time Qatar was predicted to win a group

[AIrani]

Our players should play a smart game without any un-necessary yellow cards. There are a lot at stake in this tournament.

Iran's players are motivated and should play smart, they are able to qualify.

[teammelli91]

He sucks a lot of Qatari ****, you wonder why.

Lol yeah of course he does.

"Shilibilishilibili baba baba, shilibili hilibili jilibaba, arab mOnEy!"

[teammelli91]

All I want is a Saudia Arabia match up. Just make it happen!

I hope Qatar is a safe country for Saudi Arabia. I hope they'll feel protected against Iran. The most important thing is the safety of Saudi Arabia when they play against Iran.

[Damavand]

Thanks for the news. It appears that one world sports isn't available on Roku channels any more. Where do you get this channel?

It is still available. Dish World changed its name to Sling TV so you have to go into Sling TV and order the international package which has One World Sport. My Roku is ready to go.

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/46041/sling-tv