Futsal World cup is about to start!!!! SEP 12

[Nokhodi]

Almost tied it! 3 seconds left.

[diz]

We play Uzbeks in round of 16 (would have been Paraguay had we beat Argentina).

Uzbeks only won 1 of their group matches.

[inarsenewetrust]

It seems it was called off for obstruction but GK view didnt seem impeded at all?

Anyways not a demoralizing loss at all, although finishing second level on points would have been nice. We only showed up in last few mins anyways.

[Abtin]

We play Uzbeks in round of 16 (would have been Paraguay had we beat Argentina).

Isn't that better for us?

[diz]

Isn't that better for us?

in the coach's eyes, likely yes. It's an AFC team we likely know well.

[Abtin]

Anyways, not the walkover they maybe thought it would have been.

[Nokhodi]

It was clear, Iran wanted to tie the game! Once Argentina scored we actually started trying.

Now Iran plays Uzbekistan. Shouldn't take it for granted.
If we win that, we then play the winner of Kazakhstan/Thailand.

A fairly reasonable path to the semis.

[Golefarsi]

in the coach's eyes, likely yes. It's an AFC team we likely know well.

haha and they know us pretty well to Its not like its a walk in the park, still need to get out there and play our best

[peiman92]

Clever last 10 min by our boys, liked the way we put an end to this shitshow.
Argentina got sent to hell with this result, while we should manage Uzbekistan/Kazakstan.

We should see a completely different team vs Uzbekistan. Lets go TM futsal!!!

[Abtin]

Uzb won 1 match and lost 2, and after that match we will meet the winner of Kazakhstan - Thailand!

[inarsenewetrust]

Will Tayyebi be back for next round / after that? Whats his status.

[webmaster]

Disallowing Iran's last gasp goal shows how FIFA operates. That was a legit goal but the heartbreak should of course always be for the underdogs. But in my opinion Uzbekistan is way better than Paraguay so be it.

Iran played much better after conceding. We showed some of our game today and I am sure we are playing a tactical tournament overall which is good.

[peiman92]

This is really disgraceful act by both the team and the coach. It's disrespectful towards the fans. It's so Tabloo that they dont want to win.

While i agree it's not good for the spirit of Futsal, this was 100% the best outcome for us. You have to be clever in these kind of situations, last 10 min was very cleverly played by our boys, which made the result look somewhat legit.
I would have 100% been against this if a 3rd team was hurt, but that wasn't the case.

Fans will have plenty to cheer for in the KO-stages, if we play our real game.

[MehdiKing]

It was great to see that if our boys have to attack they can do it against any team! If Tayyebi joins us in the next round it would be a completely different ball game IMO.

[diz]

Holding and controlling Argentina for the first half, and then only allowing 2 goals and nearly tieing the game speaks volumes about our potential. And this was with specific instructions to hold back on scoring in the first half. I feel good about round of 16 and quarterfinal path.