Other Asian Team Friendly Results

[Kavian]

Australia beat Oman 5-0, dismal defense by Oman, they also missed their marquee keeper Al-Habsi due to injury. Overall a disappointing display by Oman, they almost beat us in AC 2004 group stage if it wasn't for Karimi's last minute equalizer, they have definitely regressed.

Who is the guy with the PJ?

[rdwrrr]

Oman looked pathetic, lucky the didn't score 10.

It just seems like all these freaking Arab countries become Brazil and Spain when they play us,

[JamB]

Sorry if this has come up, but is son not going to play in the Asian cup? He’s still with tott

[Leicester City]

Sorry if this has come up, but is son not going to play in the Asian cup? He’s still with tott

He will go to Asian Cup when their match against Man Utd begins

[diz]

Fun fact:

Australia have never faced Iran since becoming a part of the Asian Confederation with the last meeting being the World Cup play-off in 1997 where TM ended the Socceroos campaign.

[ehsan singapore]

aus is good, but i think our main contender is japan

[beri486]

One thing is for sure, Asian teams rarely can score more than one goal against Iran.
That's in all competitions. Teams that have done it in the last few years have all been
West Asian teams, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Saudi to be exact.
Furthermore, the last time an East Asian team scored 2 against Iran was back in
2007 AC when Iran drew 2-2 with China.

[Firooz]

Last asian cup iran was scored on 3 times by Iraq.

[Keano]

Fun fact:

Australia have never faced Iran since becoming a part of the Asian Confederation with the last meeting being the World Cup play-off in 1997 where TM ended the Socceroos campaign.

That's what I always wonder. They have played Iraq plenty of times, be it friendlies or official matches. Same with Oman, UAE and pretty much all Persian Gulf States. It's really interesting how and why we have never faced them since our 1997 encounter.

[beri486]

Last asian cup iran was scored on 3 times by Iraq.

Yes that's what I said too. Syria scored 2 against us in Tehran too. But it is still very
rare event for any Asian team even for West Asian teams.
The point is if East Asian teams have any aspiration of beating Iran they need
to stop Iran from scoring since the frequency of them scoring 2 on Iran is one match
every 12 years. That's what the statistics tell us.

[Rooyintan]

That's what I always wonder. They have played Iraq plenty of times, be it friendlies or official matches. Same with Oman, UAE and pretty much all Persian Gulf States. It's really interesting how and why we have never faced them since our 1997 encounter.

In any sport, Aussies talk big when winning or on top but when lose or about to lose they keep silent. Aussies have the same mentality as other sour losers like UK, France, Russia & Former Soviet Union countries, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, etc. They do not want to remember about their losses. Team Melli is still a nightmare for them. Having said this, they are not vengeful like Korea Republic, Uruguay/Latin American countries or some European countries who when they lose all they think about is revenge

[forzatm]

He will go to Asian Cup when their match against Man Utd begins

Son scored again yesterday. He has been in beast mode for a month, which is good news for us. He is a great player but one of his problems is that he is too inconsistent. Once he loses his form, he usually takes a long break to return to his best.

[diz]

South Korea and Tottenham have agreed that Son only needs to link up with his international teammates in time for the start of the knockout stage.

This is pretty bold of SK, to basically assume they will make the KO stage without Son (though they likely will). Not sure how it will bode for SK team unity and/or rhythm to have Son not participate in the group stages at all. Even with our injured players (ARJ, Golizadeh), they are at least there with the team and doing partial workouts, which is what I would expect for any potential players in the tournament.

[mahzi]

^This was agreed before as part of the deal which allowed him to play in Asian games and obtain his military service exemption.