Iran Wins Ticket For World Cup 2014 In Brazil

Tehran, June 19, IRNA – Heavy weight Iran’s national football team has gained a precious victory over South Korea at a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match on Tuesday. The Iranians took the lead in the 60th minute when Reza Ghochani-Nejad slipped the ball beyond South Korean goalkeeper into the goal in front of thousands of South Korean fans. The victory raised Iranˈs position into the first spot with 16 points, two more than South Koreaˈs while Uzbekistan took the third place. The two top teams in Group A and Group B will directly go to World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The two third teams will have a play-off with the winner taking a chance to qualify for the World Cup by encountering the fifth-place team of South America./end