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.

Chapters:
00:00 - Victorious reactions
00:35 - Intro
01:20 - Post-match player reactions
02:09 - Pod welcome, nervous feelings
04:35 - Starting XI vs. Japan
10:01 - Game plan for key players
14:56 - Going 1 - 0 down
18:22 - What changed at halftime?
20:50 - Coming from behind
26:51 - Credit to Amir Ghalenoei
29:20 - Equalizing goal by Mohammad Mohebi
33:30 - Winning PK
39:15 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh's leadership
43:08 - Sardar Azmoun stepping up
45:53 - Did Japan underperform?
50:10 - Players dedicating the win
52:35 - Preview: Iran vs. Qatar
52:45 - Who should play vs. Qatar
1:00:40 - Semi-final predictions
1:06:30 - Conclusion
1:08:08 - Saeid Ezatolahi promo

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Host: Sina Sadrzadeh
Panel: Daniel Kayal & Erfan Hoseiny
Editor: Samson Tamijani
Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh
Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI
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Outro Music: K!DMO
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