World Cup: Group B: Iran vs. Spain, 6/20/2018

[Live in the Now]

The group leaders are...not who I expected, but that makes for an interesting game.

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[Terry Yake]

it was awesome to see iran win their first WC game in 20 years. but then reality sets in and you remember they're in the same group as spain and portugal.

welp, it was fun while it lasted

3-0 spain

 

[ViD]

I can't help but root for Iran...


...for some unknown reasons.

 

[maclean]

I can't help but root for Iran...


...for some unknown reasons.

I love Iran as a culture but I can't help but associate their football team with some of the boringest matches I've ever seen

 

[Alex Jones]

Going to be awesome watching Iranian players roll on the pitch for 90 minutes.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Iran will play for the draw and fail.

 

[Alex Jones]

Iran will play for the draw and fail.

It will be pretty hard for Spain to score when the Iranian strategy is to be on the ground faking an injury for 80 minutes.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Man, if Iran pulls this off....

Of all the teams in this tourney, for them to be the first team through to the knockout round. Would make for a great story!

 

[Burner Account]

No excuse for Spain not to put on a clinic today.

 

[N o o d l e s]

With the way Iran will likely collapse and defend I would be surprised if this game wasn't something like 2-0 Spain. Iran is not scoring, I am pretty confident

 

[ViD]

Man, if Iran pulls this off....

Of all the teams in this tourney, for them to be the first team through to the knockout round. Would make for a great story!

They won’t be first unless Uruguay loses

 

[Dr Pepper]

They won’t be first unless Uruguay loses

Ah, true, forgot this is the third game.

It's all moot anyways as Iran's got little to no shot here.......or do they?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

To my understanding (didn't watch, as I was driving), Spain looked terrific against Portugal, despite the result. I still have little doubt that they're going deep. This should be easy.

 

[The Moose]

This is going to get ugly really quick for Iran.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Jahanbakhsh on the bench?

 

[East Coast Bias]

Jahanbakhsh on the bench?

Yup. Left the Morocco match injured. Guess he isn't fit.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Yup. Left the Morocco match injured. Guess he isn't fit.

Thanks, I didn't even catch that.

 

[N o o d l e s]

So many red jerseys in this tournament. Iran looks good, though.

 

[TP]

vu-vu-zella hell in this one

 

[Burner Account]

oh no, Ramos has fallen

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don't understand Spain's set-up today.

Why are you taking a player out of midfield to bring in Vazquez? Iniesta and Silva aren't going to give you the same defense that Koke did, so its pretty much Busquets on his own. But you aren't really adding that much to your attack. I'd prefer Iniesta and Silva centrally than out wide, but if you are going to try to go for an offensive sub, you might as well add Asensio to the lineup instead of Vazquez.

 

[N o o d l e s]

oh no, Ramos has fallen

Funny, I thought he was rugged and tough

 

[N o o d l e s]

I don't understand Spain's set-up today.

Why are you taking a player out of midfield to bring in Vazquez? Iniesta and Silva aren't going to give you the same defense that Koke did, so its pretty much Busquets on his own. But you aren't really adding that much to your attack. I'd prefer Iniesta and Silva centrally than out wide, but if you are going to try to go for an offensive sub, you might as well add Asensio to the lineup instead of Vazquez.

Asensio over Vazquez all day

 

[Burner Account]

all those Iranian women look so happy to be attending a sporting event

too bad they can't do it in Iran

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Anyone over Vasquez all day - Vasquez getting selected is like when Jose Callejon used to (sidenote: Callejon is 31??? Holy shit???).