Plenty Of Japanese tourists it the CBD yesterday. Will be a great crowd!

i would imagine around 4k of iraqis supporters as well. Really looking forward to this weekend of football in brisbane, Japan v iraq, aus v korea and on monday iran v UAE.

Going to be a great match, can't wait to see how this unfolds.

so happy i came up a couple days early for the Socceroos game :) Get to see a great match in front of a great crowd in a beautiful stadium with an atrocious pitch.

So excited to watch Japan again!

Caxton street building nicely with blue shirts. Def a lot of out of towners in bris for Socceroos game tomorrow here too.

Massive game.

Japanese national anthem = chulls

Disco music WHEW ! :shock:

Japan should win this, what will be of interest is to see how hard they push considering they barely had to get out of first gear against Palestine.

o rly?

5 bucks on Iraq.

Don't think that's a pen, its a conspiracy against Iraq by the Iranian ref

Live i thought no way a pen, replay def one :lol: Sandwiched him.

This could be embarrassing, Japan are playing liquid football!

Indeed.

If Japan can play sexy Football on this so call disgraceful pitch, Kruse has no excuses ;)

Still not smooth though, ball is bouncing a bit.

Edited by MrBrisbane: 16/1/2015 08:29:50 PM

Nonono Hondason, Miyagi not need penalty

Hows your day been Highkick?

Not bad mate :lol:

Surprised Japan are getting owned by Iraq

Flicking back and forth, couldn't make the game (Too fucked after work to go haha)

They have clocked off after the goal. Iraq lacks the quality to score at the moment.

Pim's farken comb-back. Love it.

What he saying?

Comb his hair, then gave a look ? lol

Nah instead of the sidewards combover he is repping a stunning comb-back. Seems the Aussie job was tough on him :lol:

He's just analysing the game with the fellas really.

:lol:

Iraq will score.

They're giving it a fair old crack

If Iraq could put a decent ball in from the set piece they could potentially trouble Japan. But each one has been really poor.

Japan do seem to have dropped off a bit, I wonder if this is an attempt to conserve energy or if they are genuinely struggling a bit the with the heat and humidity.

Dreadful set pieces....

Hondaaaaaaaaaa ahahaha

lol

Kizeke Sqonda

:lol:

What was it, the one that hit the post early on. Live Slater was saying it was a great save point blank! Was thinking wtf i knew it hit the post, but its funny how many people go along with his bull shit. Dad believed every word of it. Never trust anything he says, he did retract his statement though lol

I rate the Iraqi leftback. Classy kid.

22,941.

Niceeeee!

Mattee. You'd have to put a stat down as the temp wouldn't ya ? Honda is drenched

Match Centre wise ? clearly a major factor. ALl Asian games should have this

I have been thinking that Japan don't look as scary as usual. Even in our friendly.

Agreed, watched the replay before out first game, its funny what confidence can do for a team.

Iraq =d>

Played well above their weight. Defended well although franticly

Edited by highkick05: 16/1/2015 09:51:34 PM

Knew it would be a 1 nill score, Played well.

Went to the game, holy shit Japanese fans are quiet.

A lot of locals were at this game.

From my view all the way down the other end of the stadium i though the keeper saved it. BUT that was a huge miss by honda, best build up play of the night. Would have come away with the game after that. Now im a little miffed how both teams played, japan did enough. Iraq had no intensity, you are 1-0 down you are giving japan trouble but no im going to lie down for a bit.

No. 15 right? yeah i thought he was class, should of had him as the left winger because no. 6 was hopeless.

Honda is amazing live, would just stroll around not caring but every touch and pass was great.

I thought the suncorp pitch wasn't too bad when i was at the stadium, but looking at the highlights it looks bad haha.

This. No# 17 is also a quality player. Kagawa was everywhere! Honda looked tired, but the young boy did a good job on him.

Edited by Mightyroar: 16/1/2015 11:20:18 PM

Not even the ol' "Ohhhhh Nippon!, Nippon, Nippon, Nipponnnn Hai Hai Hai Hai"

It's funny the last game they had in Brisbane they sang that all night and were quite loud, tonight I barely heard them at all.

They know they arent leaving this country with the cup.

Nippon ole you mean lol

yeah i was really disappointing, because i knew the iraqi fans were up to it and if the japan fans offered more i thought the iraqis would match it. I was really hoping a goal for iraqi which never came.

If Jordan can manage an upset against Japan, then the tiebreaker will be all over the place. Might it come down to goals scored.
Iraq beat Jordan, Japan beat Iraq, Jordan beat Japan. GD is similar and Iraq should get 4 past Palestine.

Tiebreaker rules

1 Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned

2 Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned

3 Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned

4 Goal difference in all the group matches

5 Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches

I don't get number two. Why would it be needed if a game has been drawn or a winner? A winner automatically has a better goal difference therefore making number 1 applicable. Number 4 means total goals ie: traditional goal difference definition. Number 3 is the same meaning a draw automatically sees goals scored as a tie.

T'was on in Newcastle! ...not in cessnock :-k

1,2 and 3 apply to situations where 2 or 3 or 4 teams are tied but when it is only 2 teams 2&3 don't break the tie.

For a team example Teams A & B draw 0-0, A & C draw 1-1 and B & C draw 2-2. A, B and C all defeat (or lose to) Team D to create a 3 way tie.

Rankings based on the 3 matches between the 3 teams would be Team C 1st (0 GD between A,B,C but 3 goals scored in those games) then Team B 2nd (0 GD, 2 goals scored) then Team C (O GD, only 1 goal scored).