Fifa World Cup: agony for Iran as lucky Portugal concede late penalty but progress to meet Uruguay
Ricardo Quaresma curls in a trademark trivela goal on the stroke of half-time before Karim Ansarifard’s late penalty drops Portugal to second in group B
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty before Portugal conceded an injury-time spot-kick in a 1-1 draw with Iran at the World Cup on Monday as the European champions set up a last-16 clash with Uruguay.
Ricardo Quaresma curled in a trademark trivela goal on the stroke of half-time at the Mordovia Arena, but Karim Ansarifard’s late penalty dropped Portugal to second in group B behind neighbours Spain.
Ronaldo won a second-half spot-kick after a video review but saw his effort saved, with the Real Madrid star unable to add to his four-goal tally at the tournament.
Referee Enrique Caceres was criticised for his use of the VAR review system during the 1-1 draw between Portugal and Iran. photo: AP
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Portugal will face Uruguay in Sochi on July 30 for a place in the quarter-finals after ending Iran’s hopes of reaching the knockout phase for the first time.
“I think we did very well, we have achieved our goal and now we have to recover and think about the next match,” Quaresma said.
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“We know the difficulties we’ll face, they’re a big team with very good players.”
