With Taremi's goal, Iran beat Iraq 1-0 to win the round of 12. In this way, the Iranian team's points reach 19 points. 13 points ahead of the third-placed UAE team, which is temporarily one less game. With only the last three rounds left in the schedule, Iran locked up the World Cup places in advance, becoming the first team in Asia to qualify.
A focus match in the 7th round of the Round of 12 was played by Iran at home against Iraq. Before the game, Iran ranked first in the group with 16 points, while Iraq ranked 5th with 4 points. However, despite the pre-emptive situation and the home advantage, iran suffered a blow before the game, and the top star Azmoun missed the game due to the new crown infection. This demoralized the Iranian team.
Without Azmoun, the Iranian team also has Taremi and Jahan Bakash, the two of them entered the starting lineup, and at the same time, There were also Godos, Izza to larasi and others, while the Iraqi team also sent Hussein, Bashar and Abdul-Jabbar and other main players to play.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides entered a tug-of-war, the situation on the field was very anxious, and fierce confrontations emerged endlessly. Clearly, Iraq doesn't want to be a backdrop for their opponents to qualify for the World Cup. However, the dominant Iranian team gradually took control of the situation. Shortly after the start of the second half, Taremi scored the only goal of the game and kept the score until the end.
1-0, Iran finally won 7 games, 6 wins and 1 draw, scored 19 points, and advanced to the World Cup three rounds in advance. At the same time as the promotion, the Iranian team also set 4 major records:
1. 3 rounds of early qualifying, Iran is the fastest team in Asia;
So far, Iran has conceded only 2 goals, and together with South Korea, it has become the team with the fewest goals conceded;
3. 12 goals, Iran is the team with the most goals in the group, 3 more than South Korea;
4. 10 goals difference, which is the team with the most round of 12 matches.
Attacking and defending are among the best teams in Asia, and it is no wonder that Iran will become the first team in Asia to qualify for the World Cup.
Compared with the Iranian team that has qualified in advance, the current performance of the national football team is embarrassing. You know, in the last round of 12, although the national football team did not qualify, it had drawn with Iran at home, and even defeated South Korea at home. Unexpectedly, after 4 years, the speed of the Chinese team slipping down was so fast. When our competitors are rushing forward, the national football team is in a cliff-like decline, which cannot but make people think deeply.