WARNING: Syria game is harder than first 4 games.

[perspolis#1]

Final tally we need to qualify changes with the outcome of Uzbekistan-Korea matches and if the two drop any more points.

Ties in both of those games for example will requirw a much lower qualifying threshold for us.

[PersianLegion]

As a reminder, we were the only team who lost against Lebanon in the final round of WCQs 2014.

In WCQs 2010, we were the only team who dropped points against UAE.

In WCQs 2002, we dropped points against the weakest team of the group Thailand.

In WCQ 1998, we failed to win against the weakest team of the group Kuwait in both legs unlike other teams.

Conclusion: Before the draw, everyone said the group is similar to the last campaign with the addition of China and Syria is more or less equivalent of Lebanon of the previous group.

Now we see that Syria was better team than Qatar and China in the first 4 matches. Not only they are a good team and better than what people expected, also the history shows that we never get six points against these types of teams in the final round of WCQs.

Based on the history, we will fail to win this match. Yes, this is what the history says. Now what do we need to do in order to maximize our chance to win this match and create a new history? Treat this game harder than first 4 games and for me this game is as tough as the first 4 games even harder. Think that the first match of WCQs in the final round is extremely difficult but the next match is always more difficult than previous match in this round of qualifiers. Be more than 100% ready for this game. Be united for this match.

Warning! we faced against Syria many times in the past and I can never remember an easy game against them. We have chance to win this game and that must be our only aim from this game but it will be very difficult. This game is one of the hardest matches in our history of WCQs matches.

I am not worried at all about this match. You are making this look like something special which it is not.

[teammelli91]

with 13 out of 15, we would need 20, hence we need 7 points from our last 5 games, which 3 are home, now if we beat syria and qatar then we have a min play off spot

It also depends on how the other teams do as well. What I was doing was playing scenarios in my head. And seeing how SK is 3rd and our opponents for matchday 5, if the scenario I played in my mind happens to come true (win for Iran and draw for SK) we are two steps closer to Russia 2018. Having home advantage in the future matchdays will benefit our automatic qualifying path.

[teammelli91]

We need to treat this game as though we are playing Argentina! If we do so then we will be victorious.

[persianallstars]

it will also be interesting to know if SKorea and Uzbekistan will share points or if anyone leaves the pitch as the winner....

[ehsan singapore]

It also depends on how the other teams do as well. What I was doing was playing scenarios in my head. And seeing how SK is 3rd and our opponents for matchday 5, if the scenario I played in my mind happens to come true (win for Iran and draw for SK) we are two steps closer to Russia 2018. Having home advantage in the future matchdays will benefit our automatic qualifying path.

true but we still need at least 18 points, if we win the next 3 by march we would have qualified, with 19 points

[peiman92]

it will also be interesting to know if SKorea and Uzbekistan will share points or if anyone leaves the pitch as the winner....

An Uzbekistan victory combined with a victory for us would mean we are 6 points clear of Korea. I really hope Uzbekistan qualifies along with us and we kick Korea out on their own turf on the 2nd last matchday. That would be something !

[peiman92]

I hope our world ranking can attract big teams to play us. I think an Iran-Germany clash in Azadi again after 12 years would be fun

[Iran Doost]

The warning is well taken, but no matter how much we are warned we can only scream harder at our monitors during game day.

Does anyone know how we can relay the warning to CQ and our TM players?

[Kiarash]

An Uzbekistan victory combined with a victory for us would mean we are 6 points clear of Korea. I really hope Uzbekistan qualifies along with us and we kick Korea out on their own turf on the 2nd last matchday. That would be something !

For some reason I would like both Uzbekistan and South Korea to get eliminated, unfortunately that's not possible since 2 teams go through.

[Karimi_1]

China has a new coach - Marcelo Lippi.

[pres80]

China has a new coach - Marcelo Lippi.

Good Morning

[Karimi_1]

Good Morning

Good morning to you too smartass

[pres80]

Good morning to you too smartass

It was a joke man , it happened last week I think.

[inarsenewetrust]

lippi is a fraud