Last minute win for Iran: 1-0 against Morocco thanks to an own goal

It was substitute attacker Aziz Bouhaddouz from the German second division club FC St. Pauli who sealed the fate for the Moroccans with his header own goal (90+5) in the “must-win game” (Queiroz).

Despite numerous chances, especially in the first half, Morocco failed to let their fans celebrate in their first World Cup game in 20 years. Given the strong competition in Group B with Spain and European champions Portugal, coach Hervé Renard's selection is already facing the preliminary round knockout at the World Cup in Russia.

Another setback for Morocco Two days after the defeat in the vote to choose the World Cup host for 2026, the Moroccans set a sporting tone right from kick-off. Already in the second minute, Schalke Bundesliga professional Amine Harit tried a dropkick, but shot just wide.

In the first quarter of an hour, the Iranians barely got out of their own half. The only cause of excitement was Masoud Shojaei, who was shown a yellow card after a rude attack on Moubarak Boussoufa (10th). Chances to score, but no goal The North Africans, on the other hand, demonstrated in their fifth World Cup participation after 1970, 1986, 1994 and 1998 that they wanted to win the comparison of the outsiders. But even in a chaos scene in the Iranian penalty area with several shot chances blocked - including for former Bayern and current Juventus professional Medhi Benatia - coach Hervé Renard's team failed to score (19th).

For the Iranians, Karim Ansarifard managed to relieve the pressure a little on a counterattack, but without a successful finish (20th). In a goalless, but not dreary, first half, the spectators were well entertained and saw a varied game. Iran became more dangerous National coach Carlos Queiroz's selection has now become stronger. Shortly before the break, the Iranians even had the opportunity to take the lead. After a counterattack, Sardar Azmoun was initially denied by the strong reacting Morocco keeper Munir, who was also able to fend off Alireza Jahanbakhsh's follow-up shot with a reflex (43').

The picture is completely different at the beginning of the second half. Both teams were strong in duels, but rarely went about their work in a playful and creative way. Very little happened in the penalty areas before Aziz Bouhaddouz from FC St. Pauli came on with just under a quarter of an hour to go and gave the Moroccans a bit of fresh offensive momentum. Alireza Beiranvand strongly blocked a shot from Morocco's Hakim Ziyech (80th) - the decision was made in stoppage time.

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Last minute win for Iran: 1-0 against Morocco thanks to an own goal

Thanks to an own goal in the 5th minute of stoppage time, Iran won the duel of underdogs against Morocco. Coach Carlos Queiroz's team won 1-0 (0-0) against the initially clearly superior North Africans in St. Petersburg on Friday.

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