WC 2018 Group B: Spain Portugal Iran Morocco

Discussion in 'GROUP B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco' started by +PL+, Dec 1, 2017.

  1. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    The only thing that has happened in the USA that I remember was when BYU could not play on Sunday so they changed theyr NCAA tournament game to a Saturday.
     
  2. Ali(Iran)

    Ali(Iran) Member+

    Mar 31, 2014
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    I am pretty sure that Iranian players will not fast. Not a single one of them. I don't know if Moroccans will be fasting though. I don't think of it as an issue, at least not for Iran. The thing is Iranian players don't want to fast, and if they wanted, Queiroz wouldn't let them! All of them will lie and say they fast, though.
     
  3. Jonathan Pimentel

    Aug 29, 2013
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Italy... for essentially their entire existence has been played defensive/counter attack soccer. As far as i can recall, Italy is a super power historically
     
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  4. vico

    vico Member

    Aug 6, 2001
    Stockholm, Sweden
  5. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    #2855 HomietheClown, May 17, 2018
    Last edited: May 17, 2018
    When Italy won their most recent World Cups they found a way to attack and not bunker though.
    There is a difference between being fundametally sound defensively and bunkering with 11 men in your half most of the matches.
     
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  6. verde-rubro

    verde-rubro Member+

    C.S.Maritimo + Liverpool FC
    Portugal
    Jan 15, 2005
    LONDON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
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  7. Fataliste

    Fataliste Member

    Feb 3, 2018
    Fez
    Découvrez le Tweet de @EnMaroc :
     
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  8. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    I don't see Boufal listed in the roster. While I had mentioned that I wasn't sure if Boufal would even make Morocco's final roster, it is surprising that Morocco seems to have opted to pick fewer than the 35 players allowed for it to name for its provisional roster.
     
  9. Iranian Monitor

    Iranian Monitor Member+

    Aug 18, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    Speaking for myself, I don't root against Portugal. I root for Iran and if our chances are helped by Portugal doing poorly or well in any given match, I would root for whatever helps our chances.

    Even if Portugal weren't in Iran's group, Portugal wouldn't be a team I would be particularly rooting for or against. It would depend how they play? If they played well enough to deserve a result, all other things being equal, I would root for them to get what they deserve and vice versa.

    As for Ronaldo, other than his classless comments after the Iceland match, I have usually been focused on his play and not what he has to say or anything else about him.
     
  10. Mani

    Mani BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 1, 2004
    Club:
    Perspolis
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    #2860 Mani, May 17, 2018
    Last edited: May 17, 2018
    A preview of what is in store for Morrocan players next month. Mbark Boussoufa and his club get owned and humbled by Iran’s vice-captain in Iran.



     
  11. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You want to debate the merits and drawbacks of players fasting? Have at it. But a general reminder to everyone that this is not the place for debating the intersection of religion and football.

    And remember, you support a club that changes its kit for an entire month for religious reasons.
     
  12. vico

    vico Member

    Aug 6, 2001
    Stockholm, Sweden
    It doesn't affect performance though, but sure, I get your point. Was just surprised professional players are willing to risk their performance in the biggest tournament in their lives. But I'll stop.
     
  13. MarocFAN

    MarocFAN Member

    May 18, 2006
    Morocco/Germany
    M'kay...a 2-1...
     
  14. MarocFAN

    MarocFAN Member

    May 18, 2006
    Morocco/Germany
    Back in february Renard said that he has already his team for the world cup apart from two or three players.
    Boufal didn't use his chance against Uzbekistan. He lacks discipline.
    But I prefere Elhaddad to Carcela. Unfortunately Azarou is injured and will miss the world cup.
     
  15. verde-rubro

    verde-rubro Member+

    C.S.Maritimo + Liverpool FC
    Portugal
    Jan 15, 2005
    LONDON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    #2865 verde-rubro, May 17, 2018
    Last edited: May 17, 2018
    [​IMG]
    CONVOCATÓRIA FINAL:



    Guarda-redes - Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Goztepe) e Rui Patrício (Sporting)

    Defesas - Bruno Alves (Rangers), Cédric Soares (Southampton), José Fonte (Dalian Yifang), Mário Rui (Nápoles), Pepe (Besiktas), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund), Rolando (Marselha) e Rúben Dias (Benfica), Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto)

    Médios - Adrien Silva (Leicester), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting), João Mário (West Ham), João Moutinho (Mónaco), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscovo) e William Carvalho (Sporting)

    Avançados - André Silva (AC Milan), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Gelson Martins (Sporting), Gonçalo Guedes (Valência) e Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas)
     
  16. Mani

    Mani BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 1, 2004
    Club:
    Perspolis
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    Iran is the youngest and tallest team in this group. lol @ Saudis on the bottom right corner...

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  17. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    No Renato Sanches? I thought he was the next big thing.
     
  18. Salas033

    Salas033 Member

    Juventus
    Dec 15, 2017
    United States
    Nat'l Team:
    Morocco
    Great logic. Btw Renato Augusto's Beinjin Guoan didn't even make it to the AFC Champions League this year so that must mean that Iran will own and humble Brazil too.
     
  19. saam14

    saam14 Member

    Manchester United
    Iran
    May 17, 2018
    I been following this thread for a while and it's no wonder us Iranian fans have a reputation on this site...garbage like this.
     
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  20. JoseEmidio

    JoseEmidio Member+

    Dec 6, 2009
    London
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    There are 24 players here, Rolando did not make it.
     
  21. persianfootball

    persianfootball Member+

    Aug 5, 2004
    outside your realm
    #2871 persianfootball, May 17, 2018
    Last edited: May 17, 2018
    whoever wants to have actual fun on here during the world cup instead of having paul calixte ruin the fun by giving yellow cards for members not hugging each other and singing koombaya, come here and sign the petition:

    https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/remove-paul-calixte-as-group-b-mod.2083531/

    do it before he removes it. apparenly he banned @Nani_17 from this forum. we are enemies for the world cup but it was just friendly banter and i prefer a guy like that to be on here and posting because it is more fun that way. he said nothing bad. this is ridiculous. this place will be so boring imagine after a game if a member is pissed at losing or something he will suddenly be banned. we will all be banned.
     
  22. Mani

    Mani BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 1, 2004
    Club:
    Perspolis
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    #2872 Mani, May 17, 2018
    Last edited: May 17, 2018
    Well, Morocco national team player Mbark Boussoufa did quality to and play at the AFC Champions League, and Persepolis players like Ahmadzadeh or Mahini who wouldn’t even make it to Iran’s B team, were running circles around him in the midfield nonstop for 180 minutes, owning him left and right.

    I also find it very amusing that somehow in your own subconcious, you actually equate Morroco with Brazil and Boussoufa with Renato Augusto.
     
  23. persianfootball

    persianfootball Member+

    Aug 5, 2004
    outside your realm
    careful man, paul calixte will give you a yellow for that post. apparently light friendly soccer related banter results in a yellow these days lmao. nani_17 even got forum banned.
     
  24. Mani

    Mani BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 1, 2004
    Club:
    Perspolis
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    From what I remember, Paul Calixte himself had said that some friendly football-related banter was allowed. But if my post about Bousouffa and my observations of him as an overrated overpaid player, crossed any lines, feel free to delete it.
     
  25. Mani

    Mani BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 1, 2004
    Club:
    Perspolis
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    I wasn’t referring to the score line, but rather the way they were outplayed for 180 minutes yet somehow managed to stay in the game and the dramatic fashion in which they eventually lost at the end, in injury time.
     

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