Russia 2018 World Cup: Portugal Draw 1-1 With Iran As Spain Top Group B After 2-2 Draw With Morocco
Portugal finally qualified for the round of last 16 and finished in the second place behind Spain in their group after 1-1 draw with Iran in their last group stage match.
Iran were up to the task against Portugal and nearly have them upset as they came close to netting a winning shortly after getting an equaliser.
Ricardo Quaresma snatched the lead for Portugal late into the first half as he curled shot in the 45th minutes, but Cristano Ronaldo failed to doubled the lead in the second half as the Iranian goalkeeper saved his penalty kick.
Late into the match, Karim Ansarifard converted penalty award by VAR in 90th+3 minutes for an equalizer after it confirmed that handball offence was committed in the box.
In another event, Spain managed to make it through to the knock out after a tough match with Morocco which ended in a draw - two goals apiece for both sides.
Spain's hope of making it through was facing a huge threat as they were adrift by 2-1 not until Lago Aspas netted an equalised in the injury time (90th+1 minutes) for Spain to bring the match to a draw.
Having won the match, Spain qualified atop their group with five points and Portugal finished in the second place to make it through to the round of last 16 while Iran and Morocco are eliminated from the tournament.
Iran were up to the task against Portugal and nearly have them upset as they came close to netting a winning shortly after getting an equaliser.
Ricardo Quaresma snatched the lead for Portugal late into the first half as he curled shot in the 45th minutes, but Cristano Ronaldo failed to doubled the lead in the second half as the Iranian goalkeeper saved his penalty kick.
Late into the match, Karim Ansarifard converted penalty award by VAR in 90th+3 minutes for an equalizer after it confirmed that handball offence was committed in the box.
In another event, Spain managed to make it through to the knock out after a tough match with Morocco which ended in a draw - two goals apiece for both sides.
Spain's hope of making it through was facing a huge threat as they were adrift by 2-1 not until Lago Aspas netted an equalised in the injury time (90th+1 minutes) for Spain to bring the match to a draw.
Lago Aspas nets the equaliser for Spain |
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