Publish Date: 11 November 2021 - 17:40

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – National Iranian men's football team beat the national team of Lebanon in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday.

The match between Iran and Lebanon national football team in Group A of the Asian World Cup Qualifying was held in Lebanon's Saida International stadium on Thursday.

The Iranian team defeated the Lebanese rival 2-1.

Iran had a comeback in the last minutes of the match while the team was behind 1-0 until additional time.

Soony Saad scored the leading goal for Lebanon at the minute of 37 while Sardar Azmoun (90 + 1) and Ahmad Noorullahi (90 + 5) scored for Iran in additional time.

Iran still lead Group A with 13 points followed by South Korea is in the second place with 11 points.

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