Posted May 29, 20187 yr Friday 15 June Morocco vs Iran- St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV Portugal vs Spain- Sochi - 7pm - BBC Wednesday 20 June Portugal vs Morocco - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC Iran vs Spain - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Monday 25 June Spain vs Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC Iran vs Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC Odds to win Group B (Coral) Spain 1-2f Portugal 2-1 Morocco 14-1 Iran 25-1 Who do you think will go through in Group B?
May 31, 20187 yr Well done Iran and Morocco for qualifying but they have no chance of making it out of the group probably :(
May 31, 20187 yr I think this group is going to be closer than people think. I'm telling you Morocco and Iran are probably the two of the better non-European/South American teams in the entire tournament and their style of play will likely frustrate the big dogs. I can envision upsets happening.
May 31, 20187 yr Whilst that's true they've ended up with 2 of the toughest teams to beat, Spain being one of the best teams and Portugal... have Ronaldo.
May 31, 20187 yr That said, here are the simulated results for this group: MAR 1:1 IRN POR 0:0 ESP POR 0:0 MAR IRN 0:1 ESP IRN 1:2 POR ESP 1:0 MAR Spain [2-0-1] [7pts.] [2-0] Portugal [1-0-2] [5pts.] [2-1] Morocco [0-1-2] [2pts.] [1-2] Iran [0-2-1] [1pts.] [2-4]
May 31, 20187 yr On paper Spain Vs Portugal looks like a match to decide who will win the group with 9 points because it's unlikely that they will drop points against Morocco and Iran. Maybe if Portugal have an off day Morocco could get a point against them.
May 31, 20187 yr I'm seriously backing Portugal to be the bigger team that fail miserably at the tournament, they won the Euros but they were both incredibly shite and unbelievably lucky. Any other tournament of the previous 20 years they'd have been out in the group stage, drew their first 5 matches (1 won in ET) against teams ranked worse than them, and only produced one properly decent performance against a Wales team who seemed to freeze. They have some firepower but still reliant on three ancient and massively past it centre halves. Morocco have some talent and a brilliant manager. Edited May 31, 20187 yr by RabbitFurCoat
May 31, 20187 yr I'd say Morocco could easily go through in this group - Portugal strike me as a side that could slip up.
May 31, 20187 yr I'm seriously backing Portugal to be the bigger team that fail miserably at the tournament, they won the Euros but they were both incredibly shite and unbelievably lucky. Any other tournament of the previous 20 years they'd have been out in the group stage, drew their first 5 matches (1 won in ET) against teams ranked worse than them, and only produced one properly decent performance against a Wales team who seemed to freeze. They have some firepower but still reliant on three ancient and massively past it centre halves. Morocco have some talent and a brilliant manager. Agree with this completely. The Euros win was a complete fluke. Ronaldo has been poor this season for Ronaldo, he doesn't affect games as much at the moment. Obviously he is capable of a big moment but the players around him are so average. Think Iran will be lucky to score a goal but Morocco definitely have a chance to make it out of the groups. If they beat Iran and Spain win their first group game it's massive.
June 3, 20187 yr Author If Morocco do manage to get something from their games against Spain and Portugal. There's no reason why that can't get into the second round. But it is quite an ask.
June 12, 20187 yr Author Spain will be looking for a new manager after the World Cup with Julen Lopetegui being appointed as manager of Real Madrid.
June 13, 20187 yr Author Fernando Hierro has been announced that he will take charge of Spain following Lopetegui's sacking.
June 14, 20187 yr Author So tomorrow, Morocco v Iran will probably be a goalless draw. I'm giving that a miss. Portugal v Spain hopefully that should be a good match.
June 14, 20187 yr Morocco absolutely must win that match if they are to be considered one of the shock qualifiers. Especially given Portugal/Spain could very well end in a draw.
June 14, 20187 yr So tomorrow, Morocco v Iran will probably be a goalless draw. I'm giving that a miss. Portugal v Spain hopefully that should be a good match. Morocco are meant to be actually not too bad, I think they will win. Fancy Spain to beat Portugal.
June 15, 20187 yr Yeh agree with Rooney there Morocco are the best of the African teams - they may surprise Portugal. The Iberian Derby will be the first game I enjoy on time.
June 15, 20187 yr If the Morocco vs Iran match finishes 0-0, that'll be excellent news for Spain and Portugal as both will now almost certainly qualify. I am hoping Spain and Portugal don't get too complacent though and just play for a draw later. Edited June 15, 20187 yr by The Snake
June 15, 20187 yr I was hoping one team would get something from this. Bit of an underwhelming day for Eid celebrations with the 3 teams from Islamic nations putting themselves in massive trouble on it. or... never mind that, IRAN SMASH
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