Iran beat Wales

Iran overcame Wales in a win on Friday, 0x2, in a match relating to the Grp.B of the World Cup. Both Wales's national team and Carlos Queiroz's team played their first game in the competition. In the starting XI there was Wayne Hennessey, Ben Davies, Chris Mepham, Connor Roberts, Neco Williams, Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson.

The first-half ended with a goalless draw.

In the final minutes of the game, Wayne Hennessey left the game early after seeing a red card. In stoppage time, Roozbeh Cheshmi opened the scoring for Iran, with a right-foot strike from outside the box. Ramin Rezaeian netted the last goal in the final minutes of the game with a right-foot shot inside the box.

In relation to forthcoming league matches, Iran will play against United States of America, whilst Wales will play against England.