On March 29, Beijing time, the finale of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, Iran defeated Lebanon 2-0, ending the trip to the round of 12 with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 25 points. Since the expansion of the Asian region to the top 12 in 2018, the Iranian team has shown super combat effectiveness, with 6 wins and 4 draws in the last tournament, 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this tournament, and 20 wins, 14 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the round of 12 matches, and the results are unmatched by the team. Lebanon also bid farewell to the World Cup.
Another interesting phenomenon ahead of the final round of Group A in the Round of 12, with the UAE, Iraq and Lebanon, who finished third to fifth, still have a glimmer of hope of reaching the World Cup in the final round. As a result, the big dark horse Lebanon met the powerful Iranian team, so the game still did not have much suspense. In the 35th minute, Kanani assisted Azmoun to break the goal and Iran led 1-0. In the 71st minute, Jahanbakhsh scored with a cushion shot that Iran won 2-0.
In this way, the round of 12 ended, and iran won 8, drew 1 and lost 1 to get 25 points! In the last round of 12, the Iranian team was 6 wins and 4 draws to get 22 points, 20 games of the 12 strong, the Iranian team showed crushing strength, 14 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss to get 47 points, the total score is unmatched, including Japan and South Korea have to sigh Iran's dominance in Asia, worthy of fifa ranking first in Asia!
Of course, the problem for the Iranian team now is that the matches in the World Preliminary Tournament are brilliant, but there are still some representative works missing in the World Cup. However, at the end of this year in Qatar, Iran can turn the scene into their half home stadium and have a chance to make history.
After Lebanon lost the game, it also completely bid farewell to the World Cup, 1 win, 3 draws, 6 losses and 6 points, the overall strength is still relatively weak.