Team Melli Starts FIFA World Cup With Victory

Team Melli edged past Morocco in the opening match of Group B at Russia FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Morocco’s unfortunate stoppage time own goal proved fatal for the African side as they had no time to make up for it with only one minute remaining before the final whistle. The game ended 1-0 in Iran’s favor.   
The African team had a very strong start and created several scoring chances within the first 20 minutes which were all denied by a robust  defense from the Iranians, especially the vigilant goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.