FIFA World Cup 2022: Iran Score Two Injury Times Goals To Sink 10-Man Wales To Stay Alive

Iran scores two injury-time goals to plunge 10-man Wales and keep their World Cup hopes alive. The Iranian players, who sang the national anthem before kickoff, sent their thousands of fans at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium into a frenzy as they celebrated their first World Cup victory over a European team. Iran scores two injury-time goals to sink 10-man Wales and keep their World Cup hopes alive.Iran players celebrate after defeating Wales 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup, according to AFP.Iran defeated 10-man Wales 2-0 on Friday, with Carlos Queiroz’s men scoring two goals deep into added time to keep their World Cup campaign alive. The Iranian players, who sang the national anthem before kickoff, sent their thousands of fans at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium into a frenzy as they celebrated their first World Cup victory over a European team. Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey became the tournament’s first player to be sent off after colliding with Mehdi Taremi late in the game.Video Courtesy: BBC News- Iran, who had previously hit the crossbar twice, finally broke the deadlock in the 98th minute with a powerful drive from substitute Rouzbeh Cheshmi.
– Three minutes later, Ramin Rezaeian scored on the counter-attack.
– Iran, who would have been eliminated if they lost, instead finished second in Group B behind England, who defeated them 6-2 in their first game.
– If Iran wins their politically charged match against the United States on Tuesday, it will enter the knockout phase for the first time.
– We need the fans to support us as always, striker Taremi said.
– Even those in Iran watching on TV, we need their positive energy to win the game because we have a dream and we want to give that dream a chance.
– Wales finished last in their group and will need to beat England in their final match next week to advance to the round of 16 in their first World Cup since 1958.
– We’re devastated. There is simply no other way to put it Gareth Bale, captain, told the BBC.
– We fought until the very last second. It’s one of those situations. It’s difficult to accept, but we must recover and continue.Later on Friday, the Americans will face England.