World Cup: Group B: Morocco vs. Iran, 6/15/2018

[ViD]

Am I hearing vuvuzelas?

I think there’s like 40k fans from Iran and Morocco , they must love them

 

[King 88]

Yeah, the WORLD cup should be open to the whole WORLD and not just Europe. A crazy notion I know. Europe isn't the centre of the world.

I seriously hope most of your post are only trolling.

 

[cgf]

Well this stadium has a nearly 70k capacity, much bigger than the one in Ekaterinburg. It's basically a bad idea to assign games between teams that won't bring a lot of fans and don't have a big name to attract neutrals to the bigger stadiums. Games like this i.e. between an Asian and an African side which are the clear 3 and 4 in their group usually feature a lot of empty seats.

I wouldn't be so quick to assume that. Morocco have been stringing combinations like this every time I've watched them. They have talent.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I just looked at the birth country of all players from Morroco in their starting 11 it's basically a team of Netherland, France and Spain.

Only one player was actually born in Morocco.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

It is almost sold out, I am not sure what he’s talking about. Yekaterinburg was bad though

I agree that this is actually much better attended than I would expect given the teams involved.

 

[Eisen]

Am I hearing vuvuzelas?

Yup.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I seriously hope most of your post are only trolling.

Not at all... but this is hilariously ironic. It is as if you're totally devoid from any self-awareness what so ever.

 

[cgf]

I just looked at the birth country of all players from Morroco in their starting 11 it's basically a team of Netherland, France and Spain.

Only one player was actually born in Morocco.

Yeah, their coach has to give his team talks in French & English, with an arabic translator for the 2 players that don't speak french or english

 

[N o o d l e s]

I just looked at the birth country of all players from Morroco in their starting 11 it's basically a team of Netherland, France and Spain.

Only one player was actually born in Morocco.

Which explains why they play the way they do haha

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I wouldn't be so quick to assume that. Morocco have been stringing combinations like this every time I've watched them. They have talent.

I agree that they don't look bad, but let's not kid ourselves here; it would be an upset if they qualified ahead of Spain or Portugal.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I just looked at the birth country of all players from Morroco in their starting 11 it's basically a team of Netherland, France and Spain.

Only one player was actually born in Morocco.

Is that the benchmark though?

Yeah, their coach has to give his team talks in French & English, with an arabic translator for the 2 players that don't speak french or english

Wait this isn't serious is it? LOL if true.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

HOW DID THEY NOT SCORE

 

[cgf]

I agree that they don't look bad, but let's not kid ourselves here; it would be an upset if they qualified ahead of Spain or Portugal.

It would be an upset, but not unpredictable...if that difference makes sense

 

[cgf]

Wait this isn't serious is it? LOL if true.

I've heard it mentioned a few times in previews & their friendlies

Would make sense though given how much of their squad comes from the diaspora.

 

[N o o d l e s]

"And is the moment for them?!"......SHANK

 

[The Abusement Park]

I feel like the Morocco team is full of players with a lot of natural talent that never quite took the next step. Like Bossoufa and Amrabat. Defintely naturally talented but lacking in football sense.

 

[Name Nameless]

Good blocks. These guys may have some hockey-talent, except they don't know it ;-)

 

[ViD]

This game is more entertaining than Egypt vs Uruguay

 

[Name Nameless]

Am I hearing vuvuzelas?

Yeah, that horrible sound cannot be anything else. And I thought the Russians were serious about stopping terrorists.

 

[cgf]

I feel like the Morocco team is full of players with a lot of natural talent that never quite took the next step. Like Bossoufa and Amrabat. Defintely naturally talented but lacking in football sense.

A lot of them yeah, but that's where Harit, Ziyech & that defense are so key for them. None of Boussoufa, Belhanda, Amrabat, Dirar, Fajr, Carcela-Gonzalez, etc. are relied upon too heavily on their own; so each of them can just step up and take the lead in a game when they are feeling it.

 

[The Abusement Park]

A lot of them yeah, but that's where their kids & that defense come into play. None of Boussoufa, Belhanda, Amrabat, Dirar, Fajr, Carcela-Gonzalez, etc. are relied upon too heavily on their own. So each of them can just step up and take the lead in a game where they are feeling it.

Exactly. But all of those players are capable of a moments of magic; Morocco has been fun to watch. They’re a decent little team.

 

[ViD]

I am surprised it’s been 0 VAR decisions in 2.5 games

 

[Burner Account]

was there even contact there?

 

[Bon Esprit]

A lot of women from Iran in the stadium. They said they attend because they can't go to games in Iran.One Iranian said, if they let the women go to games they need to expand their stadiums by 100%. LOL.

 

[cgf]

Christian Vieri can't be happy to see that...he had too much fun saying Jahanbakhsh during bein's preview