June 21, 2006
POINT TAKEN
Iran's World Cup ends with 1-1 draw against Angola
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh scored on a far-post header to give Iran a 1-1 draw with Angola in Wednesday's Group D finale at the Zentralstadion.
June 17, 2006
FALLING SHORT
Portugal hands Iran 2-0 loss
After failing to score in the first half of play and being booed off the field at halftime, the talented Portuguese squad responded with second-half goals from Anderson Deco and Christiano Ronaldo to defeat Iran 2-0. With the result, Portugal now has six points and advances to the next round of play, while Iran is eliminated from the competition.
June 11, 2006
BRAVO! BRAVO!
Forward’s brace pushes Mexico past Iran, 3-1
In a game that was seemingly losing its energy, Mexico struck twice within a three-minute span to turn tied match into a 3-1 World Cup victory over Iran on Sunday. Omar Bravo connected for his second goal of the match in the 76th minute and second-half sub Zinha added an insurance tally in the 79th minute at a sold-out Franken Stadion.
May 26, 2006
IMPROVED, BUT ...
Iran faces difficult Group D
This might be Iran's best World Cup team ever. But with talented foes such as Mexico and Portugal in Group D, it will be difficult for the Asian side to advance to the second round.
May 23, 2006
IVANKOVIC NAMES IRAN ROSTER
36-year-old Ali Daei Still Dominates Offense
Iran coach Branko Ivankovic built his World Cup roster around one of the oldest players in the tournament - 36-year-old Ali Daei. Proving that he can still out-think, if not outrun, younger defenders, the Saba Battery striker led Iran with nine goals in Asian qualifying.
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