Agreed, Korea also choked and haven’t been playing well either. Both Jordan and Iraq are only 3 points below them, and it’s no longer where Korea...
Another fun fact, ironically all of our goals this whole qualification round but one have been scored by players born in Iraq. Regarding our...
Kuwait threw Iraq a huge lifeline. I was watching the game, Kuwait looked amazing in the second half, they really could have won it.
Pretty good summary of the current situation in the Asian WCQ. The only thing I’ll add on is that I don’t think the Uzbek-Qatar match should be...
However, I’m very much in favor of the gap between the big nations and the tier 2 sides closing. But it’s too early to tell imo if that’s what’s...
I think there’s too much pessimism among fans of the traditional big AFC nations. It’s only the first game, and there’s always usually a shock or...
Good analysis. Regarding Group B, I personally don’t think it will be as easy as you are making it out to be for Korea. They did not impress in...
The other group that has a lot to play for is group A. I honestly don’t know who of India, Kuwait or Afghanistan will go through. All have great...
I watched the last 20 minutes of the Thailand game. They can only blame themselves, they had multiple chances to make it 4-1. Hard luck to them....
As an Iraqi, I disagree, it’s only been since 2014 that Iraq has used Iraqis born abroad, and even then they have never made up more than 20% of...
This round was never going to be too exciting as 18 teams go through, however there are some interesting match-ups going into the final math day...
No worries, perhaps my opening line came off a bit strong haha.
I don’t know what you’re arguing here because we pretty much agreed on everything. Imo, a penalty/red card are game changers, and should only be...
I actually think the opposite, I thought the ref was more in favor of Iran than Qatar. Iran’s penalty should not have been given, and was softer...
I’m going to steer this thread back to the final 2 remaining teams, Qatar and Jordan. I honestly don’t think anyone can comfortably predict a...
