Third with three points, Iran
can still hope to play its first round of 16 in a World Cup. A victory would allow them to achieve this. A draw could
also be enough for them if Spain were to lose by at least two goals. Iran can even hope to finish in the
lead if it beats Portugal and Spain
does not impose against Morocco.
Match Details:
Iran vs. Portugal
FIFA World Cup 2018
Date: 25 June 2018;
Time: 20:00
Venue: Mordovia Arena
Portugal won the two previous matches. The
first in 1972 with 3-0 goals and most recently 2006 World Cup with 2-0 goals during the group stage. "We will
fight against Portugal, against a great player like Cristiano Ronaldo, we will
fight for the ranking, because we have shown that we are ready to suffer and to
fight for our dream: move on to the next round”, said Carlos Queiroz the
Portuguese coach of Iran.
Iran is the big surprise of this 2018 World Cup. After its unexpected victory against Morocco, Iran was the first leader of this group
B. In the second match Iran was close to an incredible feat against the Spain.
The 2010 world champions won with a very lucky goal from Diego Costa. For this
last match against Portugal, Iran
can pull out its qualification for the knockout stages of the World Cup.
