FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 Colombia Sept 10-Oct. 1, 2016

[Ali.Karimi79]

Folks,

Looks like we have a good shot at winning this whole thing. Of course should the luck factor also be on our side.
After 22-23 years we're in the Semifinals, and our opponent isn't Brazil or Spain/Portugal either. I am almost certain we will at least be in the final!


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Allah damn it, why you keep throwing worms?
Haven't you heard of this iranian thing: whenever you speak it out loud, you will jinx it.
Remember Nekounam and his pre-game interviews?

[Keano]

Allah damn it, why you keep throwing worms?
Haven't you heard of this iranian thing: whenever you speak it out loud, you will jinx it.
Remember Nekounam and his pre-game interviews?

I never jinx, I bless them! [emoji1368][emoji1604][emoji41]


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[Ali.Karimi79]

I never jinx, I bless them! [emoji1368][emoji1604][emoji41]


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Inshallah. We talk after the game (read with deep voice and Arabic accent -Peter Russell style)
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[Nader25]

.....not so sure about if we manage to win against russia after what i saw how they played vs spain.

[webmaster]

^ We have beaten the Russians before hence they will be very careful against Iran. Every match is different and unique. The reason we lost against Spain was because we never had beaten them before and did not have much confidence and we Iranians are always slow starters in every tournament. But now it is totally a different story. Russia has more to lose and know very well that we are very familiar with their style and can punish them if they don't play well, so it will be a very exiting match.

[PersianLegion]

^ consider we have no Brazilian in our squad and one of our best goal scorer and technically gifted players is injured. Tayebi was injured and barely caught up with team vs Paraguay. Our team in 2008 was at its peak. We only lost to Brazil 1-0 when Falcao was still young and full of tricks.

Iran 3-3 Spain
Iran 5-4 Ukraine
Iran 0-1 Brazil
Iran 4-4 Italy
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Iran became 5th because of that last goal by Italy and we didn't go to semi for 1 less scored goal compared to Italy.

[ehsan singapore]

^ consider we have no Brazilian in our squad and one of our best goal scorer and technically gifted players is injured. Tayebi was injured and barely caught up with team vs Paraguay. Our team in 2008 was at its peak. We only lost to Brazil 1-0 when Falcao was still young and full of tricks.

Iran 3-3 Spain
Iran 5-4 Ukraine
Iran 0-1 Brazil
Iran 4-4 Italy
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Iran became 5th because of that last goal by Italy and we didn't go to semi for 1 less scored goal compared to Italy.

that team really deserved to be champion, was really good

[PersianLegion]

That's right. That team really deserved to be champion, was really good

That was the last WC Vahid Shamsaei played for our team. Vahid was our version of Falcao. He lost the last match because of two yellow card rule I think.

[ehsan singapore]

That was the last WC Vahid Shamsaei played for our team. Vahid was our version of Falcao. He lost the last match because of two yellow card rule I think.

yup i still believe vahid could have played even in this world cup, he would have raped azerbijan and even score against brazil, less min of play but still effective, same as falcao

[Ejdeha]

^ We have beaten the Russians before hence they will be very careful against Iran. Every match is different and unique. The reason we lost against Spain was because we never had beaten them before and did not have much confidence and we Iranians are always slow starters in every tournament. But now it is totally a different story. Russia has more to lose and know very well that we are very familiar with their style and can punish them if they don't play well, so it will be a very exiting match.

Wrong we have beaten Spain before 4-2 in the 1992 world cup, we have also beaten Argentina and Portugal as well as Russia who we have beaten 6 times, the only team we hadnt beat was Brazil which we finally did if pks count. As for the first game against spain the result doesnt reflect how the game went we dominated possession and shots on goal and missed 2 penalties I dare say we could have won that game.

[ehsan singapore]

Wrong we have beaten Spain before 4-2 in the 1992 world cup, we have also beaten Argentina and Portugal as well as Russia who we have beaten 6 times, the only team we hadnt beat was Brazil which we finally did if pks count. As for the first game against spain the result doesnt reflect how the game went we dominated possession and shots on goal and missed 2 penalties I dare say we could have won that game.

i agree we have beaten all the 3 teams in semi, i believe is our time, we have to win it, to make iran and all asian teams proud!

[ehsan singapore]

http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1361050...A7%DB%8C%D9%85
why are our players being disrespected , only got 250 till now

[zzgloo]

the future of our futsal is " Solid "....the more our futsal gets, TV covarage,and more attention they get....the street ,( Asphalt,toop pelastiky ) young football players in Iran ( who are in millions ),consider joing in futsal..even before they consider joing TM football...... Iranian football,is street based...and we will only get better in future. and futsal can be supplied with higher guality talents than our football can.

[ehsan singapore]

the future of our futsal is " Solid "....the more our futsal gets, TV covarage,and more attention they get....the street ,( Asphalt,toop pelastiky ) young football players in Iran ( who are in millions ),consider joing in futsal..even before they consider joing TM football...... Iranian football,is street based...and we will only get better in future. and futsal can be supplied with higher guality talents than our football can.

i agree, if we can get to the final, even 4th place, the attention is there, the money is not as good as football, but you can play better teams overall, while in football you can play good teams unless in world cup

[diz]

Esmaeilpour, Iran’s man for the occasion

http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/n...n-2836923.html

Following Iran’s quarter-final triumph, when coach Seyed Nazemalsharieh said “our winning factor is being able to maintain our composure to the very last minute”, you wouldn’t have been surprised if he was picturing the tall figure of Ahmad Esmaeilpour.

In all honesty, it’s beginning to look like Iran’s No3 is a fan of the dramatic. The Asian champions have knocked out two South American sides in two games, with both exiting the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 courtesy of late interventions from his right foot.

While his winning penalty in the shootout with Brazil, following a pulsating 4-4 draw in the round of 16, was script-worthy stuff, his strike against Paraguay – coming just 22 seconds from another round of spot-kicks – was arguably even more dramatic. Locked at 3-3 following a cat-and-mouse encounter, with both pulling clear before being pegged back, a shot by Mahdi Javid was parried into his path.

“It was like something fell from the sky,” he recalled to FIFA.com, picturing the ball skipping up off the court and into his path. “It’s a moment that I can’t really describe. In that instance I was a little bit anxious, worried I might not take the opportunity, but all I was thinking about was connecting with the shot. I knew it could change the destiny of our team.”

And that’s what he’s done in successive games, each celebrated in similarly ecstatic style. “They were both very sweet moments, and will remain as real treasured memories forever."

Were they something less common from his hammer of a right, and his second goal not so dramatic, all the talk could easily have been about Iran’s 1-1 leveller – a sweetly-struck missile that was laser-guided into the top corner from 12 metres. “It’s not the first time I’ve scored a goal like that,” he said with a knowing look.

Winding up his traction engine of a leg and attempting similar efforts all night – one of his main priorities – you can tell he loves the sight of the ball whistling into that top corner. “Everyone enjoys scoring spectacular goals like that,” he added.

No doubt a feeling his team-mate Javid shares, having struck a near-identical effort later in the game. But whose was better, Esmaeilpour’s or Javid’s? “That’s for others to judge, it’s not for me to say, but personally I enjoyed Javid’s goal,” he replied with a wry smile – one which morphed into a laugh when complimented on his diplomacy.


New heights in sight
But Esmaeilpour’s goals have more than just won them the games on the day, his last-gasp heroics have seen Iran equal their best-ever Futsal World Cup performance, dating back to a fourth-place finish in 1992. “It’s been 24 years since we last reached the semi-finals, so our first aim was to equal that, which we’ve fulfilled, so the very least we want to achieve now is finish third and get a medal.”

The obstacle they have to negotiate to exceed that target is Russia, a prospect that disappoints the rangy pivot – but not for a reason you might think. “Some of us had hoped to be facing Spain, because we’re very driven to make amends for the mistakes we made in the opening game,” he said, looking back to humbling start to the tournament.

“We believe the difference between the two teams is not reflected at 5-1. We would have like to have had that chance, but the next opponent is Russia and we’re ready.”

And having seen Spain’s elimination ensure we will have a new champion crowned, why not Iran? “Certainly, that’s what we’re hoping for.”