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Thank you boys
Looks like it's our destiny to lose in the semi-final. 8 years ago, in Emirates 96' we lost in the semis to the Saudis. I was in the stadium, and experienced the dejection first hand.
There too, an Arab referee whistled against us, called a legitimate goal offside, and did whatever he can to help the Saudis win. There too, the game was decided on penalty kicks. There too, the legendary keeper Abedzadeh stopped the first shot, sparking short lived jubilation before all was lost.
Now, in China, where the Chinese have been one of the worst hosts of this event to date, in an unorganized tournament marred with controversies, it was up to another Arab referee to dash our hopes. That questionable red card killed us. The dejection was no less this time around.
In any case, our players showed great spirit. For a team which has been hit by suspensions, injuries, controversies and every other possible thing that could go wrong, they showed great spirit to get here, and they fully deserved to be in the final. We have to wait 4 more years for the 28-year-old spell to be broken.
But before that, there's the World Cup to worry about.
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What are you talking about 28-year-old spell?? Hasn't Iran already been the Asian champion two or three times during this time?
Yeah losing to China sucked big time. Especially since Iran usually gives them such a good whipping.
by Alireza at August 3, 2004 08:30 PM
no Alireza, Iran hasn't won the Asian Cup since 1976.
What they won was the gold medal in Asian games several times, but the asian games are nowhere near as significant as the Asian Cup.
it's a shame we choked when it mattered again.
by legofish at August 3, 2004 09:16 PM
Crap!
I knew Iran had been the champion three times, but for some reason I always thought its championship had been in recent years (measured by Ali Daei).
Anyway I stand corrected.
by Alireza at August 4, 2004 05:08 AM
Death to the lizard-eating a-rabs.