Christian M

A moment of silence for those who missed Iran vs New Zealand

Am I bugging or are this New Zealand side playing some extremely nice football… Definitely a team to look out for.

Iran v New Zealand... Send it to extra time and penalties if need be. This is the sort of cross-continental classic that makes the World Cup special.

Chris Wood: 2 🅰️ Elijah Just: 2 ⚽️

“No voy a ver el Iran-Nueva Zelanda que aburrido” El putisimo Iran-Nueva Zelanda:

“El súper bowl y el basket es mejor que el futbol” Un putisimo Iran-Nueva Zelanda:

Proper game of football. Exactly why you never sleep on the ‘smaller’ nations.

Decided last minute not to go to sleep and witnessed game of tournament

The points are shared at full-time

My minimum requirement for the All Whites was to score one goal. The big hope was one point. Mission achieved after Game 1.

This game... it's always the ones you least expect...

GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL

@AnnieisUndead NZ is listening....

NEW ZEALAND LOSE CHALLANGE

The Frighteners (1996) dir. Peter Jackson

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗜𝘀. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩. Goal of the World Cup so far? Superb play from New Zealand sees them take an early lead against Iran — Elijah Just applied the finishing touch to a move brimming with quality. Particularly strong hold-up play from Chris Wood.

Goooooaaaal

In the old days you had horned up FIFA cameramen getting the international hotties on the screen, but the Yanks prefer their wrinkly celebrities. Game’s gone.

@CommodoreBlog Ah yeah cheers. Kelly LeBrock made quite an impression on 10y old me.

@LuchaLounge imdb.com/title/tt009030…

Iran v New Zealand is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries are the sole wild home of a globally recognisable animal. Iran has the last Asiatic cheetahs. New Zealand has the kiwi. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.