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Portugal survive late Iran scare to book final 16

Portugal survive late Iran scare to book final 16

A Karim Ansarid penalty equalizer to a superb Quaresma goal left Iran heartbroken and out of the tournament as Portugal set a round of 16 clash with Uruguay.

In a game full of drama, Tarimi, four minutes into added time wasted the greatest opportunity of a lifetime to be a hero of his nation when he blew a chance which would have given them a place in the last 16.

His compatriot had done what Ronaldo failed to do by converting a penalty to draw level a minute earlier and all he needed to do was to bury a great chance with Patricio in post for the Portuguese. But his miss was the greatest gift for a Portuguese side which commanded the game for the most part of the encounter. 

It was a nail-biting final six minutes of added time, which for the Portuguese, would appear to be the longest ever added time in football and when the referee blew his whistle for the end of the game, the men in white sank to the floor in tears, knowing they came close to making history but were yet too far.

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