World Cup 2006 Mexico v Iran (Group D) English commentary

Landauro Bastos

Full match: https://futeboltotalgrandesjogos.blogspot.com/2022/03/copa-do-mundo-2006-mexico-x-ira-grupo-d.html

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00:58O capitão que faz parte em torno da Coração de Coração de Coração.

01:02Enquistado por nosso refeiro, Roberto Rossetti.

01:08E a foto antes de olharmos para o lado do Irã.

01:13Ali Daí, então, 37 anos de idade, tem os critiques.

01:16Mas a resposta, um record de 109 gols para o país em apenas 147 starts.

01:22Três de Ivankovic's starting line-up do jogam o clube de futebol aqui na Alemanha.

01:26This Bundesliga, including the hugely gifted Bayern Múnich midfielder, Ali Karimi,

01:32who was a regular starter in the Felix Magath line-up

01:36until he picked up an injury partway through the season.

01:38Watch out too for Vahid Hashemian.

01:42He knows the way to go, as he proved with two goals in a recent victory over Japan,

01:47which brought Iran to these finals.

01:49For the Mexicans, he was a member of Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning squad.

01:54but he was the number three goalkeeper.

01:57And there is Iran's coach Ivankovic.

02:00He's 52.

02:02And was number two to the aforementioned Blazivic with Croatia

02:06when they finished third at the World Cup finals in France eight years ago.

02:11So this is Mexico in the green and white against Iran, all in red.

02:16And we're on the way now with Nekunam.

02:22On the left side, Nosrati.

02:33First free kicker of the match awarded by the Italian official,

02:39and some pace about Iran already down this left.

02:42He'll conceivably go on to win 150 or even 200.

02:45Here he is again, heavily involved in the opening exchanges here.

02:49It is Iran who will get the first shot of the day in on target too.

02:52Well, sorry, on target, it's a couple of feet wide.

02:56But Mechi Wadnewick, who plays in Germany with Hamburg,

03:00has a great goal scoring record.

03:02He's not a striker, of course, but he has 11 international goals.

03:05And he was looking for number 12 there.

03:08I don't think we'll expect to see the game played at a blistering pace throughout.

03:12And it will be played in little waves of attacks like this one.

03:15That's a great ball played into the danger area.

03:17The cross here should have produced a goal.

03:21What an opening it was to Hashemian darting into the penalty area,

03:25into the six-yard ball.

03:27If he'd have got a touch, it simply had to be a score.

03:29This might be brilliant save.

03:32Sanchez right on his game to foil Hashemian,

03:35who might have had two goals in 60 seconds.

03:38The first time he bongled his opportunity,

03:40getting his feet tied in knots.

03:42The second time he's foiled by the thrilling intervention of goalkeeper Osvaldo Sanchez,

03:48whose mind is very much on his job, but not back home on events there.

03:54That is a congested penalty area.

03:56As you can see, there are only five players not in that penalty area,

04:00including the Mexican goalkeeper.

04:02So the goalkeeper could be balked here,

04:04and the header takes the ball just wide, Marquez.

04:07Mexico, who themselves have won only 10 of their World Cup matches,

04:13out of 41 in the finals,

04:15looking to improve on that record,

04:18and maybe here...

04:19Mexico score!

04:22Omar Bravo!

04:23The controversial selection from La Volpe,

04:27perfectly positioned,

04:29Mexico 1, Iran 0.

04:32Bravo by name and Bravo by nature.

04:36And how they love him right now,

04:38the player as well as the coach maybe.

04:43Just the fillet that the Mexicans needed,

04:45just what the match needed as well,

04:47it had been a pretty good game,

04:49it should be a cracking one now.

04:50Pardo.

04:53There's the header,

04:54which really opened up Iran,

04:56and Bravo,

04:58no more than five yards,

04:59probably even less from goal,

05:01just nudged it past the goalkeeper,

05:03who had his arm raised,

05:04he was hoping for an offside decision.

05:08There should have been a warning to Iran moments earlier.

05:11Franco had won a header then,

05:13he won it on that occasion,

05:15and Omar Bravo punished Iran.

05:17The result of that,

05:19that Mexico have this one goal lead.

05:23The Sanchez save,

05:24followed by the goal.

05:27From Bravo.

05:29How aptly named.

05:32Long last,

05:33we can have a corner,

05:34from the right boot of Ali Karimi,

05:37and there's plenty of height on this one,

05:39and they're in trouble here,

05:41Iran will score dramatically,

05:44and it's the big,

05:45big defender,

05:46Yahya Golmohamadi,

05:48with the leveler.

05:52Initial inroads were made however,

05:54by the other tourman,

05:55Rezaei.

05:56Sanchez is beaten at last,

05:59he couldn't hold on that time,

06:01and Golmohamadi,

06:02gets his fifth goal for his country,

06:05on appearance number 70,

06:07well I did say,

06:08the Iran are capable of hitting back,

06:10and so they do.

06:12Up they all go,

06:13initially it was Rezaei,

06:16crucially,

06:17it was Golmohamadi.

06:18And the big defender,

06:21from Sabah Batari,

06:22has rammed the ball,

06:23into Mexico's net,

06:25and silenced all those supporters,

06:27clad in green.

06:28Mexico won,

06:29Iran won.

06:32We've had a lot of Mexican fans,

06:33waving in their own way,

06:34because their side took the lead,

06:36but they were pegged back,

06:37by that Iranian equaliser,

06:39and as the teams,

06:41trot off,

06:41back to their dressing rooms,

06:43we can reflect on a half,

06:44in which Omar Bravo,

06:46scored on 28 minutes,

06:47to give his country the lead,

06:49and in which,

06:51Yaya Golmohamadi,

06:52came up with an equaliser,

06:54from a corner kick,

06:55nine minutes before the break,

06:56very good game.

06:58Lavorpi there,

06:59the coach of Mexico,

07:00and Ivankovic,

07:01the coach of Iran,

07:02will be pleased with their way,

07:03their sides are performing.

07:05At halftime here,

07:06it is Mexico 1,

07:07Iran 1.

07:08Luis Perez there,

07:09number 23,

07:12one of the Monterey men,

07:13who Monterey won the championship,

07:15at the opening championship,

07:16in Mexico this season,

07:18and Xenia,

07:19another controversial selection,

07:21because he's actually born in Brazil,

07:23he's coming on,

07:24in place of Guillermo Franco,

07:26which again,

07:27surprises me a little,

07:28because Franco,

07:28played a role in the goal,

07:30and posed a few problems,

07:31in the air,

07:32for the Iranian defense,

07:35so double switch,

07:37made by the controversial,

07:38La Volpe,

07:39let's see how it works,

07:40and whether it yields,

07:41a few goals here,

07:42for the Mexicans.

07:43and let's see,

07:56what sort of an impact,

07:57messes,

07:58it looks as though,

07:59he's just taking,

08:00that decision himself,

08:02to say,

08:02if I stay on,

08:04I'm in danger,

08:04of damaging,

08:05the rearrangement,

08:08by La Volpe,

08:09is working for Mexico,

08:10here with Marquez,

08:11pushed further forward,

08:12on the ball now,

08:13the captain,

08:14with the yellow band,

08:15around his arm,

08:16and he flicks the ball through,

08:17this is excellent play,

08:19really good,

08:19Marquez,

08:20can he finish it,

08:21down he goes,

08:22big shout,

08:24goal kick,

08:24but the imposing figure,

08:30of Rafael Marquez,

08:31is the dominant figure,

08:32in this match right now,

08:33everything that Mexico,

08:34are doing,

08:35is revolved around him,

08:37the man from Barcelona,

08:38gets head to ball there,

08:40was he caught,

08:42well it's a clumsy challenge,

08:44to say the least,

08:45by Goma Hamadi,

08:46who could have,

08:47but knock,

08:48or whether they,

08:48which one to save him,

08:49for the last two games,

08:50we shall discover later,

08:51no doubt,

08:52but it's an opportunity,

08:54to Modanchi now,

08:56he did score twice,

09:00in a February victory,

09:02did produce a goal,

09:04what now,

09:05from the boot,

09:05of Pavel Pardo,

09:07oh that was a poor,

09:09flat free kick,

09:14and there have been,

09:15a lot of free kicks,

09:15actually in the game,

09:17mostly from collisions,

09:22back to Vickia,

09:29seems a long time ago now,

09:30since that famous,

09:31World Cup goal,

09:35back in 1998,

09:37that was a shocking,

09:37giveaway there,

09:38oh and that might be,

09:39another one here,

09:40have they let him in,

09:41chance here for Bravo,

09:44he's got both goals today,

09:47he takes the salute,

09:49he's hobbling away,

09:50but he bet,

09:50he doesn't feel any pain,

09:54calamitous defending,

09:55from Iran,

09:57there had been a surge,

09:58towards their goal,

10:00a shake of their head,

10:01from the guilty party,

10:03Rizay can't believe it,

10:05he and Golmohadi,

10:06have played so well,

10:07until now,

10:08but this,

10:09is the day,

10:10of Omar Bravo,

10:11two for him,

10:15two for Mexico,

10:16the goalkeeper,

10:17initially played,

10:17a poor clearance,

10:19but then,

10:19that first touch there,

10:21by Rizay,

10:22allowed the opportunity,

10:25to present itself,

10:26for Omar Bravo,

10:28and he slips,

10:29onto Zinho's pass,

10:31and the ball is in,

10:32the Iran net,

10:34he has name,

10:36Nielsen on his shirt,

10:37he's known as Zinho,

10:38he's conjured it up,

10:40the Brazilian with the pass,

10:41the Brazilian born,

10:42the player with the pass,

10:44in only one today,

10:45they're 80th in all,

10:46and they've got two,

10:47they're looking for more,

10:49to really,

10:52underline their supremacy,

10:53the crossing is good,

10:55three it is,

10:56it's Mexico's day,

10:58and Zinho,

11:02born in Brazil,

11:04but very much a Mexican now,

11:07Mexico three,

11:09Iran one,

11:10on the shirt,

11:15it says Antonio Nielsen,

11:17but he's known,

11:18by everybody there,

11:19as Zinho,

11:20and the 30 year old,

11:22who married a Mexican girl,

11:24and took a residence,

11:25in the country,

11:26was selected,

11:27by La Volpe,

11:28despite many,

11:29many protests,

11:30from the people,

11:31they love him now,

11:33he has risen to this,

11:34he's one of the smallest,

11:35men on the field,

11:36Iran have been prized,

11:38open here crucially,

11:39no blame attached,

11:40to Mirza Poir,

11:41on this occasion,

11:43Mendes is cross,

11:44Zinho's header,

11:463-1 Mexico,

11:48fabulous footballing goal,

11:54and surely Iran are beaten now,

11:57and surely Mexico,

11:59off one of them,

11:59on the far side of the ground,

12:00seem now to be standing,

12:02just applauding their team,

12:03to the finishing line,

12:05and Mirza Poir,

12:05and defender,

12:08Rezaí,

12:11called the death knell,

12:12really for the Iranians,

12:14and Mexico took advantage,

12:16and they've scored twice more,

12:19so overall,

12:19it's been an entertaining game,

12:21especially if you're,

12:22a Mexican follower,

12:23and La Volpe celebrates,

12:29his arms are raised,

12:30and the first person,

12:31he goes to,

12:33is the man he picked,

12:34Omar Bravo,

12:35he picked him to score goals,

12:37and he came up with two,

12:39and for Osvaldo Sanchez,

12:41he sinks to his knees now,

12:43only days after,

12:44the death of his father,

12:45this much happier event,

12:47for Osvaldo Sanchez,

12:49thank you for listening,

13:08remember,

13:09he sees that,

13:11and that's really great,

13:11and he's successful,

13:12he has the opportunity to keep running,

13:13and he starts playing,

13:14and he plays a little bit,

13:16and he tries to do it,

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