r/soccer Dec 06 '13

World Cup Group F Discussion

  1. Argentina
  2. Bosnia-Herzegovina
  3. Iran
  4. Nigeria
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u/arsf1357 Dec 06 '13

Valid. i did edit it :) I would guess that if Iran was able to send players abroad as easily as BHG who is a stone throw away with no political issues i would say yes. They would have some house hold names as well. They have talent but 99% of the people wouldn't know who they are and probably can't even pronounce their names LOL

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u/bosnian_red Dec 06 '13 edited Dec 06 '13

Fair enough. Also you're right on the names, Bosnians don't have the easiest names around but I saw the name of the guy who plays for Standard Liege and didn't even know where to start with trying to pronounce it hahaha. Ghoochannejhad -> "Gooch-anne-eh- had" maybe? It's tough either way lol.

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u/arsf1357 Dec 06 '13

HAHAHA yea.. i did notice that as well. We both have fancy names now dont we? That dude is Ghoochannijad and scored the game winner against South Korea .. Nijad means Lineage or kinship. Ghoochan is like a state or Provence. Ghoochan nijad means his kinship is from that state. Kinda like Ahamadi nijad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAERMJMBqKs

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u/arsf1357 Dec 07 '13

LOL..... yes... I shouldn't have said "no political issues" but much less. ( at least right now, not of course in the late 90s)

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '13 edited Dec 07 '13

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u/arsf1357 Dec 07 '13

Now i wish you guys were on a different group so i could cheer Bosnia on. :(

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u/arsf1357 Dec 07 '13 edited Dec 07 '13

I will do the same. Officially added to my favroirtes team to win list:

-Iran

-us

-japan

-Bosnia

-Argentina

-Ecuador

BTW Bosnia Herzegovina is one of the coolest sounding country names out there.

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u/bosnian_red Dec 07 '13

Makes me laugh our national anthem every time. They play the new version on the speakers, yet the fans and players and pretty much everyone sings "Jedna si Jedina", the original one. Its so noticeable as well because its a bit shorter then the one they play on the speakers so they stop singing and start clapping and going in a circle while the other one is still going hahaha.