Spain beat Iran 1-0 with Costa's third goal of World Cup

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Spain beat Iran 1-0 with Costas third goal of World Cup

Kazan - Though Spain had besieged the Iranian goal in the first half, they were on the back foot for parts of the second.

By Reuters

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Published: Wed 20 Jun 2018, 11:57 PM

Last updated: Thu 21 Jun 2018, 1:59 AM

Spain squeezed 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group B encounter on Wednesday thanks to a fortuitous goal from Diego Costa, but the Europeans suffered a string of second-half scares.
The veteran forward notched his third goal in two games when Ramin Rezaeian's attempted clearance bounced off the Spaniard's leg and into the net in the 54th minute.
Though Spain had besieged the Iranian goal in the first half, they were on the back foot for parts of the second, with Karim Ansarifard rifling into the side netting, and Saeid Ezatolahi having a goal ruled out for offside by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.


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