Iran got robbed and here is why

[The Duck]

There was enough contact that it wasn't a dive but it wasn't a PK either.

[tmfan]

We weren't that good until the first goal either. We couldn't create a single scoring chance barring Azmoun's shot in the first half, which started from a mistake by Japan's goalkeeper.

[_Navid_]

Guys, I also didn't thought he should whistle at first, but he dives inside the box. When a player goes down in the box like that without losing your balance, it is either a penalty or a dive. In both cases the game should have been stopped and in this particular case the Jap should have gotten a yellow in my opinion.

[mistermo]

I urge everyone to go watch the Faghani interview about the calls that were made. He clearly and concisely explains how the ref did the right thing on both the first and second goal. We didn't lose to the ref, we lost to our own unproffesialism. Just let it go...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...cus_composer=0

[forzatm]

Stop blaming the refs. They weren't that bad this time. They overlooked Ghoddos' red in the Iraq game. They gave us an undeserved penalty in the Oman game. They didn't overturn Azmoun's goal in the China game. They ddn't give Azmoun a red in the Japan game. Some of our members are sore losers.

[alitor82]

Everyone knows that you play to the ref's whistle. Why surround the ref when he hasn't whistled?

No one was out to get us. We lost the game due to our mental relapse.

This is the difference between a professional team like Japan and us. They are at another level, which will take some time for us to get to.

What's important is that our boys played their hearts out from game one. A huge disappointment to lose to Japan. But time to look forward to the next chapter.

[Persian Panther]

Gents and Ladies
The Ref could have given a red card to Sardar and he didn’t.
We lost and it’s our fault , we just didn’t know how to come back from 1:0.
Japan were smart and we were not, the better Team won.

[DireStraits]

Everyone knows that you play to the ref's whistle. Why surround the ref when he hasn't whistled?

No one was out to get us. We lost the game due to our mental relapse.

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There must have been a mental collapse but because the referee came from Australian and reminded us from the past. Japanese players had lots of fouls too.
We were not the same team as before. In the end we didn't lose because they were better but because of the conditions. Just wait and see how good this Japan is
in the final.

[PSGman#19]

So we are again going after the ref, the bad luck etc..

[sooskmar]

To debunk it all and to hopefully put an end to conspiracy theories:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQZbhjg...d=baexq3u5vc11

[DireStraits]

Gents and Ladies
The Ref could have given a red card to Sardar and he didn’t.
We lost and it’s our fault , we just didn’t know how to come back from 1:0.
Japan were smart and we were not, the better Team won.

Could you just explain what happened since 5 defenders leave the ball and start talking to ref?
I don't think it is so natural.