Iran's coach and players put their stunning World Cup turnaround on Friday down to winning their own mental battles, amid growing public pressure on them to make a stand over a deadly crackdown on protests against their country's clerical rulers.
Iran were headed for a goalless draw against Wales in Al Rayyan on Friday but scored twice deep in stoppage time to seal a last-gasp victory and keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup second round for the first time ever.
"We played with amazing, amazing character, which is the profile of our team usually. We always play with a sense of unity, cohesion, always. Today we made it very clear football is a game of different moments."vented fury "England, Wales, United States, they came to this World Cup with three games. Unfortunately we lost opportunity to play the first game. We only have two."
"Our preparation starts with a good rest today, refreshed minds and put all the complementary and garbage things outside our mind and focus on our goal," he said.
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