England should not underestimate Iran at the WorldCup - something these Premier League stars learned the hard way
Iran showed they are not to be underestimated by England at the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Uruguay on Friday night.
Substitute Mehdi Taremi scored in the 79th minute to spark wild scenes among his teammates at the NV Arena in Austria.The Sky Blue were unable to break down Iran despite a front three containing Liverpool’s record signing Darwin Nunez, ex-Reds striker Luis Suarez and Manchester United starlet Facundo Pellistri.
Uruguay understandably dominated the match and lost Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo to injury after a minute.
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