Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[olaftab]

Iran a bit clueless how to play against 10….about like us really.

[Exeter 77]

It was a red card but the Iranian striker went down very easily because the contact didn't look like it was enough to stop him like that.

[JUAN PABLO]

how many games do you miss with a red ?

[Dogtanian]

Just 1 isn’t it?

[Somniloquism]

De Bruyne, Lukaku, Modric and Ronaldo. All showing this is currently a world cup too far.

[Exeter 77]

One for a foul like that I think.

[charlatan]

One point something then

[thick_mike]

Love the Belgium badge

[Dogtanian]

It was a red card but the Iranian striker went down very easily because the contact didn't look like it was enough to stop him like that.

But the ball had already gone past, so the defender wasn’t attempting to win the ball, he made contact only to stop the player. So you’re always going to be risking it going against you there.

Just a rash, spur of the moment panic decision, really.

[Dogtanian]

Iran just don’t have the quality to maximise this chance.

[Dante Lavelli]

Is onana playing?  Not heard his name mentioned.

[Dogtanian]

Is onana playing?  Not heard his name mentioned.

Still on the bench.

[LeeB]

It was a red card but the Iranian striker went down very easily because the contact didn't look like it was enough to stop him like that.

But the ball had already gone past, so the defender wasn’t attempting to win the ball, he made contact only to stop the player. So you’re always going to be risking it going against you there.

Just a rash, spur of the moment panic decision, really.

It was, in the words of one of football's great thinkers, 'one of them horrible ones'

[Somniloquism]

Tielemans is out on his feet at the moment.

[Dogtanian]

And Belgium brought on Fernando Partridge?