Iran v Nigeria (Group F) Monday 16th June 2014

[marty21]

awful game - got it on the tablet, whilst watching a documentary about whaling on BBC4 - way more exciting tbf

 

[JimW]

Moses in the wilderness now.

 

[JimW]

Fuck that was bad

 

[thriller]

only match I've seen so far is England Italy. Haven't watched anything else besides the highlights.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Sholaaaaaa!

 

[editor]

The crowd are turning against Nigeria!

 

[JimW]

Sure I could hear chanting for Iran at the start of the half, and doubt there's enough of their own supporters there to make the noise.

 

[marty21]

only match I've seen so far is England Italy. Haven't watched anything else besides the highlights.

 

[editor]

Come on Iran!

 

[eatmorecheese]

Iran deserve this imo

 

[binka]

wonder how much queiroz is being paid? you'd have to be pretty fucking low to take a job like that

 

[starfish]

Whoa, something almost, nearly, maybe happened there.

 

[Pickman's model]

a rather disappointing game

 

[JimW]

The beautiful game

 

[Lord Camomile]

Ooh, not sure if it's available on t'telly but on the BBC website you can opt to watch via tactics cam birds eye view) or player cam. Makes it a little more interesting.

 

[Sunray]

Iran are a league 2 side. They will be very happy with this result.

Nigeria are poor against a not very good side.

 

[lunatrick]

crapola

 

[editor]

I'd forgotten how screwed up things have been for the Iranians leading up to this tournament.

 

[scifisam]

Sure I could hear chanting for Iran at the start of the half, and doubt there's enough of their own supporters there to make the noise.

There's been a fair bit. There's been the "do-do do-do-do do-do-do-do Iran" one and lots of general cheering.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'd forgotten how screwed up things have been for the Iranians leading up to this tournament.

I missed some of that, all I heard was shrinking kits and not being allowed to swap shirts?

 

[Balbi]

This is, hopefully, the dull boring eye of a thus far excellent football hurricane.

 

[Wilf]

Best result for Iran since Scotland in 1978?

 

[JimW]

Beat the Yanks since, of course

 

[Pickman's model]

Best result for Iran since Scotland in 1978?

since they won the iraq war

 

[scifisam]

That was confusing - looked like the ref had decided to join in for a minute there.

 

[JimW]

Doesn't seem fair that Iran get big points, ought to be same size as everyone's

 

[Wilf]

Beat the Yanks since, of course

Oh, yes.

 

[smmudge]

I like the tactical cam. They look like little green and white sperm kicking a tiny egg about. Not very active sperm in this case though.

 

[JimW]

Oh, yes.

Easy to forget, no-one ever mentions it

 

[MrSki]

I'd forgotten how screwed up things have been for the Iranians leading up to this tournament.

On the radio it was reported that their shirts will shrink in the wash & they have to make sure they are washed on a cold cycle only. They have been instructed not to swap shirts.