FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[HappyGuus]

Did we see the VAR on the first Iran goal? No offside??

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Two changes for New Zealand in the 68th minute. Ben Old and Ryan Thomas come on for Liberato Cacace and Callum McCowatt respectively.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

New Zealand and Iran locked at 2-2 heading into the three quarter time hydration break.

 

[Robbos]

Did we see the VAR on the first Iran goal? No offside??

Yep all cleared.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

New Zealand and Iran locked at 2-2 heading into the three quarter time hydration break.

3 quarter time? hahahah we had an AFL tragic at our get together on Sunday who kept on calling it the 1st quarter or the 3rd quarter or whatever... we couldnt argue against it...

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

3 quarter time? hahahah we had an AFL tragic at our get together on Sunday who kept on calling it the 1st quarter or the 3rd quarter or whatever... we couldnt argue against it...

The hydration breaks implemented by FIFA are essentially turning a game of two halves into a game of four quarters.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

The hydration breaks implemented by FIFA are essentially turning a game of two halves into a game of four quarters.

All we need is for a 1/2 goal to be awarded when the ball "almost" goes in and AFL has won....

 

[NicCarBel]

How delightful watching this front 3 pass the ball around

I will be doing a "If things stay this way" knockout bracket after matchday 1 is complete btw

As things stand - I've used a combination of current standings, and the Pot Seedings for the unplayed groups

• Germany v ????
• France v ????
• South Korea v Canada
• Sweden v Morocco
• Croatia v Colombia
• Uruguay v Austria
• USA v ???
• Iran v ???
• Scotland v Japan
• Ivory Coast v Senegal
• Mexico v ????
• England v ????
• Argentina v Saudi Arabia
• Australia v New Zealand
• Switzerland v ????
• Portugal v ????

3rd places include: Netherlands, Brazil, Qatar, Spain, Belgium, Norway (unplayed), Algeria (unplayed), Uzbekistan (unplayed), Panama (unplayed), Czech Republic (currently eliminated), Ecuador (currently eliminated), Turkey (currently eliminated)

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

All we need is for a 1/2 goal to be awarded when the ball "almost" goes in and AFL has won....

Do they award six points for skying the ball over the bar then?

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Callan Elliot coming on in the 78th minute for New Zealand, replacing Tim Payne.

 

[New Horizon]

Do they award six points for skying the ball over the bar then?

That will be awarded a half goal

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Do they award six points for skying the ball over the bar then?

Gonna have to ask our Sydney-siders that one, its a rugby thing

 

[Captain Haddock]

All we need is for a 1/2 goal to be awarded when the ball "almost" goes in and AFL has won....

And then all the national anthems to be recorded by the same barbershop quartet with the same up-tempo beat and then played before all remaining matches...

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh coming on in the 80th minute for Iran, replacing Mehdi Taremi.

 

[NicCarBel]

And then all the national anthems to be recorded by the same barbershop quartet with the same up-tempo beat and then played before all remaining matches...

Not after?

 

[Captain Haddock]

Not after?

I forgot- yes. But only for the winning team.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Need ridiculous banners with cringy slogans for teams to run through at the start of each game as well.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Need ridiculous banners with cringy slogans for teams to run through at the start of each game as well.

Have all the teams wear sleeveless and nameless jumpers as well with giant numbers while we're at it.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Ehsan Hajsafi yellow carded in the 89th minute for Iran for a foul, becoming the first player to receive one this match.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

There'll be five minutes of second half stoppage time.