Doha- Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian’s goals in stoppage time helped Iran stun Wales 2-0 in a Group B match here at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Substitute Roozbeh Cheshmi’s goal in the 98th minute took the game from Wales as they scored a goal in injury time to take a crucial 1-0 lead.
Things were on level terms till Wales’ goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey got a red card in the 86th minute. Iran took advantage of 10-man Wales and scored the decisive goal. The Asian side who suffered a heavy defeat in their previous match against England made it 2-0 as Ramin Rezaeian scored off a counter-attack to seal the victory.
Gareth Bale created history for Wales as he was playing in his 110th appearance for the country. In the 15th minute, Sardar Azmoun tried a through ball, but Ali Gholizadeh was caught offside. Five minutes later Mehdi Taremi’s yet another assist helped Ahmad Noorollahi from taking a shot but his right-footed shot from outside the box was blocked. In the 23rd minute, Sardar Azmoun’s header from the centre of the box went high and wide to the left.
With this win, Carlos Queiroz’s Iran now have a real chance of qualifying for their first World Cup knockout stages.
Qatar On Verge Of Elimination
Host nation Qatar are perilously close to crashing out of the World Cup after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Senegal at the Al Thumama Stadium on Friday, despite Mohammed Muntari netting a first-ever World Cup finals goal for the Qataris.
A win or a draw for Netherlands against Ecuador, who beat Qatar in the tournament’s opening game, later on Friday will see the Qataris become the first side mathematically eliminated from the competition.
Qatar defender Boualem Khoukhi’s attempt to clear a routine low pass into the box by Krepin Diatta went disastrously wrong as he went to ground without making proper contact with the ball.
Khoukhi’s fluffed effort allowed Dia to pounce, and the 26-year-old striker needed no second invitation to rattle the ball in at the near post to give Senegal the lead.
With the Qatari crowd thinned out somewhat at the start of the second half, Famara Diedhou doubled Senegal’s advantage with a brilliant glancing header from an Ismail Jakobs corner in the 48th minute.
Muntari reduced the deficit in the 78th with a bullet header from Ismail Mohamad’s cross but Senegal substitute Bamba Dieng swept home his side’s third to consign Qatar to the bottom of Group A with no points, while their group rivals all have three.
Today’s Matches
Teams Kick Off
Tunisia vs Australia 3:30 PM
Poland vs Saudi Arabia 6:30 PM
France vs Denmark 9;30 PM
Argentina vs Mexico 12:30 AM
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