Why do you support the non Iranian national team that you support?

[KC McElroy]

Other than Iran I support Brazil in soccer tournaments. I initially was an Italy (and specifically Dino Zoff) supporter following their 1982 World Cup win but once I bought soccer cards with team info and World Cup points on it I realized Brazil had the best record and thus I gradually gravitated towards Brazil. I'm not sure when the full switch happened but by the next World Cup (1986) they had my full support.

[Rooyintan]

My friend who was born in Britain was a hardcore Esteghlal, England and Brazil fan, he introduced me to Football. So I became Persepolis and West Germany fan
I don't know as a kid I always heard good things about Germany, how Germans were friendly towards Iran while British, Americans and Russians (Soviets) were enemies of Iran. Also at that time West Germany had many good players in top European clubs such as Matthaus, Voller, Klinsmann, Riedle, Schumacher and many others. I liked the uniform too.

After West Germany, I liked teams such as Brazil, Spain, USSR and wow that Cameroon team was so good too. Later on I continued supporting Spain, Brazil and Russia. But Spain became my favorite 1998 onwards however still liked Germany too. Since last World Cup Belgium has been my favorite now. When it comes to African teams be it Cameroon, Nigeria or Ghana I support them too.

[Rooyintan]

Other than Iran I support Brazil in soccer tournaments. I initially was an Italy (and specifically Dino Zoff) supporter following their 1982 World Cup win but once I bought soccer cards with team info and World Cup points on it I realized Brazil had the best record and thus I gradually gravitated towards Brazil. I'm not sure when the full switch happened but by the next World Cup (1986) they had my full support.

I think in those cards Brazil was the best for all data apart from Goals Conceded. So if you had Honduras and Brazil in your hand plus some other good strong cards then you could win

I liked to have Iran in my hand just to look at the team photo, other wise it was a useless card unless win against a strong card by using Goals Conceded (8 goals) against let's say Brazil (56 goals) what a great win it was

[KC McElroy]

I think in those cards Brazil was the best for all data apart from Goals Conceded. So if you had Honduras and Brazil in your hand plus some other good strong cards then you could win
I liked to have Iran in my hand just to look at the team photo, other wise it was a useless card unless win against a strong card by using Goals Conceded (8 goals) against let's say Brazil (56 goals) what a great win it was

Germany had the worst goals conceded meaning Brazil beat them in every category. If you look above Germany has 68 goals conceded while Brazil has 56. Also up until 1978 Tunisia was the best card to have regarding goals conceded (2) but after the 1982 World Cup Cameroon was best with only 1 goal conceded. Honduras had 2.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

I remember those cards very well. Yadeshun Bekheyr.

I support Brazil, Argentina, and Italy. Sometimes Germany.
Really moody without any reason.

[PSGman#19]

I don't support any other NT than Iran

[_Navid_]

For me it was all about the 2 players I loved when I started watching football. Started supporting Perspolis and TM because of Ali Daei and Germany, Bayern and Tottenham because of Jurgen Klinsmann. Never changed my teams and never will till I die, like a loyal football fan.

And man I loved those cards. Spent half of my days playing with those as a child. I probably have a set of every one of those cards that they sold in Iran.

[Rooyintan]

Germany had the worst goals conceded meaning Brazil beat them in every category. If you look above Germany has 68 goals conceded while Brazil has 56. Also up until 1978 Tunisia was the best card to have regarding goals conceded (2) but after the 1982 World Cup Cameroon was best with only 1 goal conceded. Honduras had 2.

Oh yes, I remember now Brazil would defeat West Germany in the card game. I forgot about Tunisia. I can't remember if there was Cameroon or maybe not all packs had all the teams. I remember teams with few World Cup appearances in the cards, they were Tunisia, South Korea, Iran, Kuwait, Wales, Honduras, El Salvador, Northern Ireland, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, New Zealand. I can't remember if there were Zaire, Cameroon, Israel, North Korea.

[Rooyintan]

For me it was all about the 2 players I loved when I started watching football. Started supporting Perspolis and TM because of Ali Daei and Germany, Bayern and Tottenham because of Jurgen Klinsmann. Never changed my teams and never will till I die, like a loyal football fan.

And man I loved those cards. Spent half of my days playing with those as a child. I probably have a set of every one of those cards that they sold in Iran.

We have Iran, Persepolis, Germany, Bayern in Common. In England, I support Liverpool, Arsenal my second, Tottenham I liked only to watch Klinsmann

I followed Romario briefly... liked PSV when he played for them, then Barca when he moved there.

[_Navid_]

We have Iran, Persepolis, Germany, Bayern in Common. In England, I support Liverpool, Arsenal my second, Tottenham I liked only to watch Klinsmann

I followed Romario briefly... liked PSV when he played for them, then Barca when he moved there.

That's nice. Very similar support views.

[KC McElroy]

Kinda off topic but it's weird that for the 1978 cards for Brazil they had Pele's picture (seemingly in a New York Cosmos uniform) even though he had last played for Brazil in 1971.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

Kinda off topic but it's weird that for the 1978 cards for Brazil they had Pele's picture (seemingly in a New York Cosmos uniform) even though he had last played for Brazil in 1971.

Same with Beckenbauer in Bayern Jersey for Germany in 1978.
Beckenbauer retired from Germany National team in 1976 I think, and also moved to New York Cosmos in 1977.

[Rooyintan]

That's nice. Very similar support views.

Do you support any teams in Italy and Spain?

[_Navid_]

Do you support any teams in Italy and Spain?

Not really. Just temporarily supported the teams in which Iranians used to play in.

[Paradigm]

I was a fan of West Germany in 1980s because I used to watch a lot of Bundesliga matches on TV and was familiar with a number of their players. Their team often did better than expected in tournaments without being dominant and that somewhat fit with my own personality. West Germany reached 4 World Cup finals between 1974 and 1990 which is remarkable.