is the guy who scored the first goal against iran, like hazzazi or something, he plays for ittihad, is he going to play?
Scenario #1) Saudi Arabia defeat Korea DPR by either 1-0 or 2-1. -Outcome: Saudi Arabia qualify and Iran get playoff bid. Scenario #2) Saudi Arabia defeat Korea DPR by more than 2 goals. -Outcome: Same as Scenario #1. Scenario #3) Saudi Arabia defeat Korea DPR by something like 3-2, 4-3, or so. -Outcome: Saudi Arabia qualify and Korea DPR gets playoff bid. Scenario #4) Saudi Arabid and Korea DPR draw. -Outcome: Korea DPR qualify and Saudi Arabia get playoff bid. Scenario #5) Korea DPR defeat Saudi Arabia -Outcome: Korea DPR qualify and Iran get playoff bid.
HT 0-0 Saudi Arabia dominating but DPR Korea is parking the bus. Also, the line up is exactly as I predicted it:http://saudiarabia.worldcupblog.org/group-h/pre-match-squad-predictions-and-analysis.html (yes I'm gloating and pimping my blog at the same time)
You predicted Hassan Mauth. Yeah this is new. Fulanito (remember him?) handles post match stuff. I handle pre match stuff.
Because Bahrain and New Zealand aren't as strong as North Korea and South Korea? Anyway, Al Zouri cost us the match.
LOL LAITH, YOUR DREAM CAME TRUE!!!!!!!!! Hopefully its for the best! I am not feeling any madness towards the Saudi team. WHY IS THAT?
I've never seen such a slow and sluggy offense by Saudi Arabia in the last year like today. Not even any urgency to score, even around the 80th minute! Unbelievable, but still there's a chance but I think most Saudis have lost interest, thats why I think we will lose against Bahrain because of the shock and depression of not qualifying automatically. Not one player tried to dribble near the penalty area other than Yasser Alqahtani..
Have you seen what N.Korea played? 6 defenders! You can't dribble around that many! Not sluggishness but simply we don't have a good midfield.
Congratulation N. Korea As a football fun, I am happy that even though of the hard circumstances this NT has and will have because of its political situation they still got their work done. TBH, I wanted the game to end 3-2 in favor of the Saudi's just so the Koreans could still make it through. Sad that the team i was rooting for badly, did not win. But i think qualifying through the play-off might actually do them good. Hopefully, the Saudi FA arnt stupid enough to fire pisero just because of this result, sadly though, I think they are. Sad for the Iranian because they seem to have finally found their form, but i guess it was a case of too little to late. Again Congratulation N.Korea and better luck next time Iran.