Iran's World Cup hopes in jeopardy after draw
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17-Jun-2009 (2 comments)



Iran's World Cup hopes were in jeopardy after conceding a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw in its final group qualifying match at South Korea on Wednesday. An own goal early in the second half put Iran up 1-0 and on course for at least a further qualifying playoff, but Park ji-sung's 81st-minute strike left Iran depending on North Korea winning away at Saudi Arabia in Wednesday's later qualifier. If that match at Riyadh is drawn, Iran is eliminated. A North Korea win would give Iran third spot in Group B, and a further two-legged playoff against the third team from Group A — either Bahrain or Uzbekistan depending on the result of their Wednesday qualifier.

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It's over. No World Cup 2010 for Iran

by azadi55 (not verified) on Wed Jun 17, 2009 01:25 PM PDT

After the Saudi's tie game (0-0) with North Korea, Iran is officially eliminated from the World Cup 2010 contention.

I would have loved to cheer for our team melli in World Cup, but let's face it, they didn't really do good in their group. A record of 2-5-1 is just not good enough for going to world cup. If they had one more win, instead of 5 draws, they would automatically advance. Well, I guess we have to wait till 2014, hopefully by then there will be more support from government for our players.


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faryarm

we live to hope...

by faryarm on Wed Jun 17, 2009 09:46 AM PDT

do we still have a chance? 

lets keep the hope alive...amidst these turbulent moments...

 

 


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