Iran kept their hopes of qualification for the World Cup round of 16 alive by scoring twice in the final 11 minutes of stoppage time to beat Wales 2-0
Wales were down to 10 men after goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey’s red card.
Rouzbeh Cheshmi stunned the Welsh team with a 98th-minute goal from outside the box to break the deadlock and send the Team Melli into wild celebration.
Three minutes later, Ramin Rezaeian buried the game beyond return for Wales with a second goal to secure Iran’s first win against a European team at the World Cup in 10 attempts.
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After a comeback against US in their first game, Wales were outplayed by an impressive Iranian side that was humiliated by England in a 6–2 defeat to open Group B play at the 2022 World Cup.
Wales now need to beat England on Tuesday to have any hope of reaching the round of 16.
