2014 FIFA WC QLF, AFC: Group A (II) [R]

AFC should just gobble up Oceania and take that 0.5 spot. 5 automatic spots. Third place playoff winners go to the WC without having to resort to inter-continental qualification.

I mean seriously. New Zealand? New Caledonia? Tahiti? AMERICAN SAMOA?

 

The united states is getting better.
Since we finished first...do we get an easier group?

 

they usually stick all the AFC teams in one pot

 

Nope, we'll get fourth pot alongside other AFC teams and CONCACAF.

 

So where is my koobideh and ghormeh sabzi?

 

Hold on, Asia hasn't proven itself worthy of taking spots from these confederations. Bahrain have lost inter-continental playoffs against the mighty Trinidad and Tobago and New Zealand. I don't hold much hope for Uzbekistan or Jordan against the South Americans either, especially if it's Uruguay.

Let's be realistic.

 

facts:

- skorea as hosts cheated in 2002: the referee of their beyond suspicious match even went to prison for drug related offenses
- skorean player showed middle finger in asian cup 2004 to Iran bench on live tv
- skorean staff attacked Iranian reserve keeper today
- skorean fans hurled bottles and projectiles at Iranians today
- Iran (10 man) 1-0 skorea
- skorea 0-1 Iran
- this is the 2nd win for Iran on korean soil in less than 3 years
- skorea has never defeated Iran in Iran
- last time skorea beat Iran in a significant competition in regular time = not this century
- Iran has 2 wins more than korea in head 2 head
- Iran has more asian cups than korea


logical conclusions from above mentioned facts:

- 6>2
- skorea should never host any tournament again
- if not for american *co-operation*, skorea football team would be on the level of nkorea football team
- Iran>skorea

 

uzbekistan, have no fear, it aint over until the fat [kuwaiti] lady sings.

 

typical minnow mentality

 

Iranophobia: a rare genetic disorder prevalent in males of korean descent, although many experts believe that it has its roots in japan. the symptoms include dizziness, headaches, anxiety, loss of memory/concentration, lack of mobility (that is, the patient 'freezes' for a split second). causes: Persian lion in close proximity. some real life moments of patients in distress:

 

skorea tries to resort to non-footballing tactics to defeat Iran by moving the game to the more humid ulsan in an evident act contrary to sportsmanship, but weather seoul or ulsan (pun intented), winning on korean soil is a recent Iranian past-time, and you do not have to be a meteorologist to predict which side the sun will shine on when these 2 teams clash in korea.

seoul:


ulsan:


please arrange for other cities too so our boys can eat all local variants of kimchi during their victory dinner.