Iran beat Wales 2-0 at World Cup
The group stage match of the World Cup in Qatar between the national teams of Iran and Wales ended with a score of 2:0. This is the game of the second round of group B. It was held at the stadium "Ahmed bin Ali" in the city of Er Rayyan.
In the 85th minute of the match, Welsh goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy was sent off the field, who knocked down Iranian national team player Mehdi Taremi outside the penalty area. Hennessy became the first player to be sent off at the 2022 World Cup.
Iranian defender Ruzbeh Cheshmi scored a goal in the final minutes of stoppage time. Two minutes later Ramin Rezayan doubled the advantage of the Iranian team. He scored in the last minute of the match.
The second Group B match between England and the USA will take place today at 22:00 Moscow time.
In the last match at the World Cup against England, Iranian football players did not sing their anthem before the match. Before the match with Wales, the Iranian national team sang the national anthem with the whole squad.
Group A teams will also play today - Qatar - Senegal (16:00 Moscow time) and the Netherlands - Ecuador (19:00 Moscow time).