Group A Thread - Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Egypt.

[Camran khan]

Russia will win 2-1.

[Zamboor]

Stanislav Cherchesov (RUSSIA) - Match 1 Preview - 2018 FIFA World Cup™

Put on Subtitles!

[hasan]

They're playing in their own country, they're not that bad? I mean they won't win the WC, but they are absolutly not a weak team, I could imagine that they make it somehow to the 1/4 Finals with support of their fans, why not?

No they were getting ridiculous odds in the 2014 wc as well.

[Iranianarsenal11]

Anyone who follows Russia know whether or not Oleg Shatov gets playing time???

[Bi-honar]

This is what I dont understand....how does Russia get so much respect from bookies.
Russia is listed at $41 to 1 to win the wc neck and neck with colombia, poland, and croatia.

It's not the bookies that determine those odds bro, rather the people that are betting. So the more people bet for it, the lower the odds become. Bookies only assign the initial odds and then you're basically betting against other people.

So excited to see some serious Saudi arse whooping... da da da!

[Leicester City]

I’ll cheer for Saudi Arabia just to spice things and so they don’t feel lonely. (Also because they played good football recently and had a nice jester)

[Leicester City]

Anyone who follows Russia know whether or not Oleg Shatov gets playing time???

No, likely why he isn’t in the team as well.

[Roozbeh-G2006]

Any Iranian cheering for Saudi Arabia (America's poodle) is a traitor in my books

[Leicester City]

Any Iranian cheering for Saudi Arabia is a traitor in my books

Lol their NT is innocent! We get mad at Nike for mixing up the government with our players, but is it ok when we do the same?

[Roozbeh-G2006]

Lol their NT is innocent! We get mad at Nike for mixing up the government with our players, but is it ok when we do the same?

No Saudi Arabian is innocent. I will cheer for their national team when they start loosing 8-0 to us and then I know they are innocent. lol

[Zamboor]

quick explanation of VAR for those who are not used to it, we who follow Serie A know the rules

[OFFSIDE_1]

"The average age of players in the Russia and Saudi Arabia squads is almost 29 – among the oldest in the tournament –"

[Tehranto]

Any Iranian cheering for Saudi Arabia (America's poodle) is a traitor in my books

Aziz - we don't want our people to be associated and direclty linked with the government, now we are doing the same?

It's like Iroonis that come to the West that cry about racism yet have no problem putting down Afghanis back home.

Let's not be hypocrites.

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Now, saying that - I want Russia to win big! They are hosts and it's good for the vibrancy and electricity of the tournament for them to win and have a great performance.

[Zamboor]

fuck politics now guys

I want Russia to win because we missed out on the world cup because of that Saudi goal in Tehran back in 2010 qualifiers

[Roozbeh-G2006]

Aziz - we don't want our people to be associated and direclty linked with the government, now we are doing the same?

It's like Iroonis that come to the West that cry about racism yet have no problem putting down Afghanis back home.

Let's not be hypocrites.

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Now, saying that - I want Russia to win big! They are hosts and it's good for the vibrancy and electricity of the tournament for them to win and have a great performance.

Nothing to do with racism. I didn't say Arabs. I said any Iranian who cheers for Saudi Arabia is a traitor. You can cheer/ show sympathy for any other Arab or none Arab country but not Saudi Arabia.