This is genuinely one of the saddest stories of this World Cup.
Iran are out.
Without losing a single game.
You could literally say they were unbeaten throughout the tournament… and you’d be right.
But football can be unbelievably cruel.
A draw against Egypt.
And that Egypt game will hurt for a long, long time.
They missed a penalty. Missed several big chances.
Then in the 90+3rd minute they thought they had scored the goal that would send them through. VAR ruled it out.
A few minutes later, 90+7, they hit the crossbar.
And today, they still had hope.
An Algeria win over Austria would’ve been enough to keep their World Cup dream alive.
Then came the 90+6th minute. Austria equalised.
Just like that… Iran’s World Cup was over.
Unbeaten. A neutral goal difference.
And still eliminated.
Iran deserved so much more.
Regardless of the outcome, they represented their country with pride and competed with everyone they faced.
Nothing but respect.
Applause for what they achieved, even if the tournament ended in heartbreak. 👏🇮🇷
Iran are eliminated because of
- a goal v. Belgium ruled out due to a player's butt being offside
- a last minute goal v. Egypt ruled out due to a player's toenail being offside
- a goal from Austria in the 96th minute from a player subbed on on the 95th
Sur Instagram, plein de supporters Iranien ont exprimés leur soutien à la Suisse pour le match face à l’Algérie !
Pour rappel l’Algérie a encaissé un but en toute fin de rencontre face à l’Autriche synonyme d’élimination pour les Iraniens
Les Iraniens dans cette Coupe du monde ont été maltraités par les USA.
Des problèmes de visa, buts refusés, questions pièges en conférence de presse et des longs trajets.
Et t'es à deux doigts de te qualifier mais tu vois l'Algérie et l'Autriche faire un match arrangé pour se qualifier.
LA TOTALE.
L'Iran 🇮🇷 ne sera donc pas dans les meilleurs troisièmes pour un demi-orteil hors-jeu
Jusqu'au bout, la Team Melli aura connu la déveine dans cette Coupe du Monde...