The draw put Morocco and Iran in Group B with two strong teams, Spain and Portugal. Therefore, the confrontation between the two teams is considered an opportunity for both teams to win important points, nurturing hope of advancing.
Both Morocco and Iran have participated in the VCK World Cup 5 times. However, Iran has never reached the group stage. The 2018 World Cup is an opportunity for the Asian team to improve their performance.
For Morocco, this is the first time in 20 years they have returned to the World Cup. Before this match, 12,665 Morocco fans from their home country came to Russia after obtaining a Fan ID. In addition, about 30,000 Mar Mar Mar off living in Europe also came to Russia to cheer for their home team.
In the first 45 minutes of the match, the match took place in a one-sided position as Morocco had more possession and created more dangerous opportunities towards Iran's goal. Morocco had a 69% advantage over their opponents' 31%.
The representative from Asia seemed to have a hard time when the ball mainly rolled on his half. The resilience has helped Iran's defense neutralize many dangerous opportunities created by the opponent.
Despite being forced to play, Iran was the team with the most dangerous chance in the first half. In the 42nd minute, Iran had a chance to open the score, but unfortunately, in the situation of facing the opposing goalkeeper, Sardar Azmoun could not defeat Munir.
In the second half, Iran played more proactively and showed that they were no longer inferior to their opponents as in the first half. However, the fact that both teams created a rather cautious game situation prevented too many dangerous situations at the beginning of the second half. Morocco still had more possession but could not overwhelm the opponent as in the first half.
The most dangerous situation that Morocco created was in the 80th minute, Hakim Ziyech had a dangerous shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area. However, goalkeeper Beiranvand was an excellent safer for Iran.
In the remaining minutes, Iran played very solidly and did not give Morocco a chance to score. And before the match ended, Iran scored a surprising goal in the 90+5 minute. From Iran's left-wing free kick, Morocco midfielder Aziz Bouhaddouz headed the ball into his own net to help the Asian representative have a surprising victory.
Both Morocco and Iran are facing tough matches with two European representatives, Spain and Portugal.
