U-17 World Cup 2017

[Gotham]

Idk what you guys are saying but it is a featured article on AFC....
Go check their website http://www.the-afc.com

[teammelli91]

I truly despise AFC

I laugh because I'm enjoying our team's progression in the tournament!

Aww poor AFC can't fuck us over in India awwww

[PersianLegion]

Idk what you guys are saying but it is a featured article on AFC....
Go check their website http://www.the-afc.com

Can you see the top window on news? and the articles for u17 fifa 2017 were there on top window but now they have been shifted to bottom of the page down below. That one we are talking about. Fifa men world cup competition is more important or women AFC u19 competition? You get it now?

I swear, this people don't even bother to write anything positive on Iranian teams. They just copy paste fifa articles there with exact contents. I have seen at least 5 articles like this. Check their articles about Arab clubs and national teams with anything Iranian. If Iran and other Asian teams are in competition you see a minor two lines about Iran performances but If Iran remains the only AFC members they are forced to write something and you will realize how hard that is for them to praise Iranian successes I have seen those articles back when Iranian futsal team took the Crown back from Japan and got third position in futsal WC in Colombia. They don't like Iranian successes period. That we are sure now.

[PSGman#19]

lequipe french sport site p*** of sh** don't write a word about Iran qualifying for the quarter of final while they did it for every other 1/4 of final!!

[The Realist]

Doesn't Iran just love adversity. Watch this team go all the way!

[teammelli91]

lequipe french sport site p*** of sh** don't write a world about Iran qualifying for the quarter of final while they did it for every other 1/4 of final!!

It's funny because a majority of them think we are Arabs and make fun of us. And yet they forget two things: That we are not Arab and that Algerians run a big portion of their football

Either they are in denial or just stupid. What a bunch of turds

[Keano]

Folks,

Please do not waste your energy so much on what and how others think of us. Who really cares what they make of our boys performance and achievements? Performing well and beating the opponents on the pitch will do the work for the off-the-pitch aspect!

We all get all worked up with these useless discussions and BS that we totally forget the actual football aspects. Cussing the AFC, FIFA, Referees etc. won't solve a thing, focusing on our own teams and their improvement should be our objective. Please avoid such emotional and sentimental approach, it gets draining and depressive. We don't need to look for variables involved to justify every single failure of ours. Mistakes and human errors are part of people's nature, no one is perfect, and this includes the referees, players, coaches, federations, organizations etc.

Our U-17 boys have thus far beaten all of the above factors, and hopefully will do so all the way to the end and make us proud, although we are already so proud of them nonetheless!

[ehsan singapore]

iran now representing the entire AFC, last man standing!

[Leicester City]

Just checked the Spain U-17 players and they all play for either Barcelona, Real Madrid or Valencia.

Their youth clubs ofcourse.

Still a pretty big deal...

[Leicester City]

Damn these are kids my age (17) that are playing lol I expected better of Mexico as a team because I’ve been told from my mom they are good (and tbh Mexicans play good soccer, at least from what I’ve seeing in high school right now)

[KC McElroy]

LOL ISIS lost 5-1!!!!!!!!

[NFL]

A short story about Abas Chamanian.
Hard work pays off, even in that god forsaken country of ours.

http://iran-varzeshi.com/News/76259.html

[diz]

What are the secrets of Iran’s success in India?


Iran reach first FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final
Team Melli have scored more goals than in their previous three tournaments
We look at four reasons for Iran’s formidable performances at India 2017

With four wins from four matches, scoring 12 goals while conceding just two, Iran continued their unstoppable march through the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 by defeating Mexico 2-1 in their Round of 16 encounter in Goa. Reaching the last eight marks Team Melli’s best result in the history of the competition and continues a remarkable few months of success.

Coach Abbas Chamanian’s charges were the only team in the world to qualify for five different FIFA tournaments in 2016/2017 – an outstanding achievement unparalleled even by nations such as Brazil, Germany and France.

Iran before India 2017:
3 appearances
Best result: Round of 16
3 wins, 3 draws, 5 defeats
10 goals scored
14 goals conceded

Iran at India 2017:
Quarter-finals
4 wins
12 goals scored
2 goals conceded

What are the reasons behind Iran’s success? In the search for answers, FIFA.com has discovered four particularly marked trends from their opening four matches.

1. Super-fast switching
One thing that has been clear in every game is that Iran play out from a foundation of discipline. If their opponents have the ball, all of the players often stay in their own half and close down the space. “Our first objective is to keep a clean sheet,” defensive maestro Taha Shariati told FIFA.com. “Our second objective is to score a goal, and our third objective is to defend our advantage and win the match.”

The Asian side wait for a mistake and, once they win the ball, move it forward at lightning speed with just a few passes. While pacy strikers Younes Delfi and Allahyar Sayyad come into their own as the target comes into view, the entire team can track back just as quickly if they lose possession.

2. Solidarity and team spirit
Iran’s selfless and passionate playing style is evident long before kick-off. During the warm-up, substitutes applaud the starting 11 as they complete their final exercise. A few minutes later, a loud cheer of encouragement goes up from inside the changing room before the players make their way towards the pitch.

“We are one team, and we can only succeed with solidarity and team spirit!” said suspended captain Mohammad Ghobeishavi in the mixed zone of the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium after watching the game from the stands.

3. Control without possession
Team Melli have enjoyed less possession than their opponents in all four of their matches so far:

Iran 40 per cent– 60 per cent Guinea
Iran 43 per cent – 57 per cent Germany
Iran 48 per cent – 52 per cent Costa Rica
Iran 35 per cent – 65 per cent Mexico

Despite this, they have remained in control of every game. "Although spending so much time behind the ball definitely saps your energy, we give our all for the team’s success, and winning the match means we’ve achieved our goal,” said Mohammad Sharifi, who dictates play in midfield alongside Ghobeishavi and has already scored two penalties in India.

4. Strong players in key positions
While Sharifi shone in central midfield in Iran’s first game, strike pair Sayyad and Delfi were the standout performers against Germany. Ghobeishavi was the team’s lynchpin in the encounter with Costa Rica before goalkeeper Ali Gholam Zadeh kept Mexico at bay with a series of impressive saves.

Despite their overarching focus on teamwork, the Iranians have a heady mix of genuinely strong individuals in several key positions that could yet allow them to go all the way in India. “We have our sights set on the big goal of reaching the final and winning the World Cup,” said Shariati. One thing is certain – Iran are determined to continue making history.

http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news...a-2915653.html

[Omids]

Article from the IndianExpress today.

http://indianexpress.com/article/spo...of-16-4895808/

FIFA U-17 world Cup: In Goan beach town, Mexican waves break on Iranian rock
The Iranians, like they did in the group stage, got things going very quickly taking a 2-0 lead within the first 11 minutes of the match.

Mexicans love their football and their lucha libre with the same fervour. At times, their two passions even cross paths. It’s learnt the Mexicans’ 2014 World Cup jersey design was inspired by the mask worn by former WWE champion Rey Mysterio Jr. And arenas for both football and the characteristically masked pro-wrestling events are filled with fans who come in their droves with the same expectation — high-flying, no-holds-barred action. While the luchadores (masked wrestlers) rarely let them down on that front; Mexican football often ends up being more about dogged physicality with players grappling for the ball rather than generating any level of brazen exhilaration with it. Mexican coach Mario Arteaga, though, had insisted on the eve of his team’s Round-of-16 match against Iran that things are different at the Under-17 level, that his team thrives on attack and plays to entertain.

Unfortunately for Arteaga, his unmasked luchadores couldn’t quite live up to his promise and were overpowered and outmanoeuvred by a rampaging Iran outfit to be knocked out of the World Cup.

Iranians know a thing or two about wrestling too. Theirs is a more traditional form of wrestling that involves a lot of tactics and is based on grappling and pinning opponents to the ground. It’s not so much about bewitching them with agility, speed and skill, like their Under-17 team have incidentally done so far in this tournament with the ball at their feet. And that’s why they have been an unstoppable force in the tournament, winning all four of their matches in Goa, including this one by a 2-1 margin to set up a quarterfinal meeting against Spain.

Seizing the initiative
The Iranians, like they did in the group stage, got things going very quickly taking a 2-0 lead within the first 11 minutes of the match. There was a bit of lucha libre action in both those goals. Adrian Vazquez’s tackle from behind on Mohammad Ghaderi inside Mexico’s box was straight out of Lucha Underground, and ended up conceding a penalty. And the Mexican defenders strangely jumped under the ball as if they were avoiding a top-rope manoeuvre from their opponent when Iranian goalkeeper Ali Gholam Zadeh’s goal-kick came flying in their direction, only to let Allahyar Sayyad chip the ball into a near-vacant goal.

Mexico weren’t just losing the battle in their half. The extremely talented Diego Lainez — who earned praise in defeat from the Iranian coach who called him a “menace with the ball” — repeatedly kept sashaying past the Iranian midfield with his trickery, only to fall prey to a three-man defence in place especially for him. Club America’s Lainez, who’s among the youngest in Mexican history to play for a club at the senior level, has already attracted many potential suitors in Europe and it was off the rebound from his shot that Roberto De la Rosa scored Mexico’s only goal.

The Mexicans did keep the game alive in the second half. But with a goal in front, the Iranians played a tactical game, blocking out the Mexican onslaught without going for a finishing move. And when the final whistle went off, it was they who stood with their hands raised, as many of the Mexicans lay flat on the mat at Fatorda.

[webmaster]

IFF should keep these players and let them develop even more and use them for the WC 2020 in Gutter. These players will not be afraid of any big names and will have a lot to show. I wish we had a system that kept our players and made sure they would not derail from their football progress as we must have players with international experience since youth level before we can have a strong senior team that could beat big names.