PREVIEW: Iran vs. Qatar | Analysis: Iran 2 - 1 Japan | 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Published: Feb. 4, 2024, 11:22 p.m.

A historic day at the Education City Stadium as Team Melli defeated The Samurai Blue of Japan 2 - 1 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A tidy finish by Mohammad Mohebi and a stoppage penalty from Alireza Jahanbakhsh meant Iran will face Qatar on February 7th. Sina Sadrzadeh, Daniel Kayal and Erfan Hoseiny analysed the victory and previewed the upcoming match.\n\nChapters:\n00:00 - Victorious reactions\n00:35 - Intro\n01:20 - Post-match player reactions\n02:09 - Pod welcome, nervous feelings\n04:35 - Starting XI vs. Japan\n10:01 - Game plan for key players\n14:56 - Going 1 - 0 down\n18:22 - What changed at halftime?\n20:50 - Coming from behind\n26:51 - Credit to Amir Ghalenoei\n29:20 - Equalizing goal by Mohammad Mohebi\n33:30 - Winning PK\n39:15 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh's leadership\n43:08 - Sardar Azmoun stepping up\n45:53 - Did Japan underperform?\n50:10 - Players dedicating the win\n52:35 - Preview: Iran vs. Qatar\n52:45 - Who should play vs. Qatar\n1:00:40 - Semi-final predictions\n1:06:30 - Conclusion\n1:08:08 - Saeid Ezatolahi promo\n\nFollow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox.\n\nHost: Sina Sadrzadeh\nPanel: Daniel Kayal & Erfan Hoseiny\nEditor: Samson Tamijani\nGraphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh\nIntro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI\nhttps://instagram.com/dannyasadi\nhttps://smarturl.it/CASPIAN\nOutro Music: K!DMO\nhttps://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal\n\nSina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty\nDaniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel\nErfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806\nSamson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson\nMahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh\n\nhttps://twitter.com/GolBezan\nhttps://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi\nhttps://instagram.com/GolBezan\nhttps://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast\nhttps://tiktok.com/@golbezan\nhttps://patreon.com/GolBezan\n\n\U0001f310 https://golbezanpodcast.com\n\U0001f517 https://linktr.ee/GolBezan\n\U0001f4e7 mail@golbezanpodcast.com\n\n#AsianCup #AsianCup2023 #TeamMelli