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Iran 1-1 Portugal – Portugal through

IRAN 1-1 PORTUGAL

So after all of that… Portugal reach the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B runners-up after a controversial 1-1 draw with Iran in Saransk.

Ricardo Quaresma scored a sublime goal in the 45th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo had a penalty saved in the second half as Portugal appeared to be cruising through as group winners.

But Ronaldo was perhaps fortunate to avoid a red card following an 80th minute VAR review and Iran equalised through an injury-time penalty Karim Ansarifard – awarded with the use of VAR for a handball by Cedric Soares – before Mehdi Taremi missed a gilt-edged chance late on to knock Portugal out.

The result, combined with Spain’s late equaliser in their 2-2 draw with Morocco – means Portugal will play Uruguay in the next round on Saturday evening, while Iran are eliminated.

 

 

  • Iran starting XI: Beiranvand, Hajisafi, Ezatolahi, Pouraliganji, Ebrahimi, Amiri, Torabi, Jahanbakhsh, Hosseini, Azmoun, Rezaeian 
  • Portugal starting XI: Patricio, Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro, William, Adrien Silva, Mario, Quaresma, Andre Silva, Ronaldo 
  • Ricardo Quaresma opened scoring for Portugal with a superb strike in first half

 

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